Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haywood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haywood Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haywood Heights
- 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 Haywood Heights:
- 35.590912, -89.271458
- 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 Haywood Heights
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Haywood Heights is near Crockett County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crockett County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Haywood Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Haywood Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Haywood Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Haywood Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Haywood Heights is located in Baltimore County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haywood Heights that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Haywood Heights.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haywood Heights ...
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.
- Christmasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- Christmasville is located in Haywood County
- Hickory Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hickory Point is located in Haywood County
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ko Ko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Nutbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Owl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
- Poplar Corner is located in Haywood County
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rudolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sunnyhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
How Far From Haywood Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haywood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haywood Heights and extending to:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Haywood Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haywood Heights. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haywood Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haywood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5909, Longitude: -89.2715 In this case, the coordinates for Haywood Heights 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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Haywood Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.325 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.478 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.894 degrees. |