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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 Hazelwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood:
    • 47.640167, -117.554105
    • 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 Hazelwood
  • 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 Spokane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane County
    • Since Hazelwood is near Lincoln County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens 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 Hazelwood

Communities Also Named Hazelwood ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Hazelwood.

There is one other community in Washington that is also named Hazelwood.

Beyond Washington, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • King County
      • This Hazelwood is located in King County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Hazelwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Kent County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hazelwood.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Hazelwood.
    • Indiana
      • Allen 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 Indiana community of Hazelwood [Allen County].
      • Hendricks County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hazelwood.
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hazelwood [Shelby County].
    • Kansas
      • Ford 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 Kansas community of Hazelwood [Ford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard 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 Kentucky community of Hazelwood [Ballard County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hazelwood.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • Although located in De Soto Parish, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Hazelwood.
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Hazelwood is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Hazelwood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hazelwood.
      • Harford County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Harford County and lies 2,100 miles [3,379.6 km] to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hazelwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Hazelwood [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Hazelwood [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Rice County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Hazelwood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Hazelwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Haywood County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Hazelwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Wake County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km] to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hazelwood.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hazelwood.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hazelwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hazelwood.
      • McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Hazelwood [McKean County].
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Caroline County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Spokane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hazelwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Hazelwood [Randolph County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelwood ...

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.

  • Airway Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deep Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Four Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Geiger Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Heights
  • Hayford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hayford is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lyons is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Medical Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scribner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scribner is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Seven Mile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Seven Mile is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
  • Silver Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

  • Spokane, which is the Seat of Spokane County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hazelwood to Olympia, with an average speed<5>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 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Hazelwood) 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 Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood, 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 Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6402, Longitude: -117.5541       In this case, the coordinates for Hazelwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.949 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.884 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.646 degrees.