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38.453460, -78.252225
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We found ten communities that are also named Haywood.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Haywood.
Beyond Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Richmond 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 Virginia community of Haywood [Richmond County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Randolph County
This Haywood is located in Randolph County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Haywood.
Arkansas
Jefferson County
This Haywood is located in Jefferson County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Haywood.
Georgia
Chattooga 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 Georgia community of Haywood [Chattooga County].
Ware County
This Haywood is located in Ware County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Haywood.
Kentucky
Barren County
This Haywood is located in Barren County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the west of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Haywood.
Manitoba
This Haywood lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
North Carolina
Chatham County
This Haywood is located in Chatham County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Haywood.
Oklahoma
Pittsburg County
This Haywood is located in Pittsburg County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the west of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Haywood.
West Virginia
Harrison County
This Haywood is located in Harrison County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Haywood that is located in Madison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Haywood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haywood ...
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.
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 Haywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haywood and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Haywood to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Haywood 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 '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- Haywood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Haywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Haywood 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 Haywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4535, Longitude: -78.2522 In this case, the coordinates for Haywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.632 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.215 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.391 degrees.