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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Haysboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haysboro and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Haysboro:
    • 36.232276, -86.713886
    • 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 Haysboro
  • 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 Haysboro ...

We found one communities that share the name Haysboro.

Within Tennessee, the name Haysboro is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Haysboro in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Haysboro lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haysboro that is located in Davidson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haysboro ...

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.

  • Edenwold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenwold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwold
    • Edenwold is located in Davidson County
  • Hermitage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Davidson County
  • Little Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
    • Little Creek is located in Davidson County
  • Loveville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Loveville is located in Davidson County
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Davidson County
  • Marvel ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Marvel is located in Davidson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
  • Merry Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
    • Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County
  • Mudtavern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
    • Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
  • Panorama Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
    • Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
  • Rosebank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
    • Rosebank is located in Davidson County

How Far From Haysboro to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haysboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haysboro and extending to:

  • Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Haysboro to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haysboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Haysboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haysboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2323, Longitude: -86.7139       In this case, the coordinates for Haysboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Haysboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.757 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.757 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.644 degrees.









 

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