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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 Haymount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haymount 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 Haymount:
    • 38.203741, -77.252201
    • 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 Haymount
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Haymount is near King George County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Haymount

Communities Also Named Haymount ...

We found one communities that are also named Haymount.

Within Virginia, the name Haymount is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Haymount in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Haymount is located in Cumberland County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Haymount that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Haymount.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haymount ...

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.

  • Bullocks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
  • Cash Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Graves Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Graves Corner is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
  • Hop Yard Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
  • King George
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lambs Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lambs Creek is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
  • Lent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lent is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
  • Moss Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
  • Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Park is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Pullers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
  • Sales Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sales Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Corner
  • Samuels Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner

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

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haymount to Bowling Green, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Haymount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Haymount 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 Haymount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2037, Longitude: -77.2522       In this case, the coordinates for Haymount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.057 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.523 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.067 degrees.