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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 Haskell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haskell and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Haskell:
    • 36.647884, -82.192357
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Haskell
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Haskell is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Haskell

Communities Also Named Haskell ...

We found eight communities that are also named Haskell.

Within Virginia, the name Haskell is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Haskell is located in Saline County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west of the Haskell that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Haskell.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Haskell [Polk County].
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Haskell is located in LaPorte County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Haskell that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Haskell.
    • Montana
      • Granite County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Haskell [Granite County].
    • New Jersey
      • Passaic County
      • This Haskell is located in Passaic County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Haskell that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Haskell.
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee County
      • This Haskell is located in Muskogee County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the west of the Haskell that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Haskell.
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Haskell [El Paso County].
      • Haskell County
      • This Haskell is located in Haskell County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west of the Haskell that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Haskell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haskell ...

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.

  • Edgefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgefield is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Horizon Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
  • Kingtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingtown is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Leonard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Lime Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lime Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
  • Lone Star
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Malcolm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Meadow Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rush Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rush Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
  • Shadow Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shadow Valley is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Valley
  • Shakesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shakesville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Spring Garden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Garden is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Sugarville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
    • Three Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
    • Virginia Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Virginia Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wolfrun ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolfrun is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun

How Far From Haskell 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 Haskell to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haskell to Abingdon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Haskell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Haskell 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.
<3>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 Haskell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Haskell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haskell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6479, Longitude: -82.1924       In this case, the coordinates for Haskell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.015 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.668 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.626 degrees.