Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haynes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haynes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haynes
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Haynes:
- 36.350082, -83.674909
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Haynes
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Haynes is near Claiborne County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Haynes ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Haynes.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Haynes.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Lake County
- Rutherford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Haynes lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haynes that is located in Union County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Jersey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Haynes [Jersey County].
- Sangamon County
- This Haynes is located in Sangamon County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haynes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Haynes.
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- Although located in San Juan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Haynes.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fayette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Haynes.
- Hocking County
- This Haynes is located in Hocking County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Haynes that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Haynes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haynes ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
- Cupp Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Elm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
- Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Little Barren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Little Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Lone Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Powder Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Williams Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Williams Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs
- Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
How Far From Haynes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haynes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Haynes once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Haynes and extending to:
- Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haynes to Maynardville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haynes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haynes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3501, Longitude: -83.6749 In this case, the coordinates for Haynes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Haynes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Haynes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Haynes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.642 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.327 degrees. |