Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haynesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haynesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haynesville
- 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 Haynesville:
- 37.950133, -76.662457
- 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 Haynesville
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Haynesville is near Northumberland County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Haynesville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Haynesville.
Within Virginia, the name Haynesville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Haynesville [Pratt County].
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Haynesville is located in Ohio County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the west of the Haynesville that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Haynesville.
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- This Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Haynesville that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Haynesville.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Haynesville is located in Aroostook County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Haynesville that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Haynesville.
- Missouri
- Clinton County
- This Haynesville is located in Clinton County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Haynesville that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Haynesville.
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Haynesville [Pickaway County].
- Union 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 Ohio community of Haynesville [Union County].
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Haynesville is located in Klamath County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Haynesville that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Haynesville.
- Texas
- Wichita County
- This Haynesville is located in Wichita County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<2> to the west of the Haynesville that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Haynesville.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haynesville ...
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.
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grays Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Hogans Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogans Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Hill
- Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Hyacinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Indian Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Field have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
- Indian Field is located in Richmond County
- Mulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rich Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Slash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Threeway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Haynesville 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 Haynesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haynesville and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Haynesville to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haynesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Haynesville 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9501, Longitude: -76.6625 In this case, the coordinates for Haynesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Haynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Haynesville 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 307.728 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.11 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.922 degrees. |