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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 Hayter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayter 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 Hayter:
- 36.735667, -81.919847
- 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 Hayter
- 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 Hayter is near Sullivan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Hayter
Communities Also Named Hayter ...
We found one communities that are also named Hayter.
Within Virginia, the name Hayter is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hayter in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hayter lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hayter that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayter ...
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.
- Butts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Drowning Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Fractionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fractionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mock Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mock Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
- Parks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parks Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shortsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
How Far From Hayter 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 Hayter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayter and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hayter to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hayter) 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 Hayter 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 Hayter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7357, Longitude: -81.9198 In this case, the coordinates for Hayter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.852 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.487 degrees. |
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