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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 Hayward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayward 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 Hayward:
    • 46.009951, -91.480454
    • 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 Hayward
  • 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 Sawyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sawyer County
    • Since Hayward is near Washburn County and also Bayfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washburn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bayfield 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 Hayward

Communities Also Named Hayward ...

We found ten communities that are also named Hayward.

Within Wisconsin, the name Hayward is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of ten communities that are located 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 ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Hayward lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Hayward is located in Alameda County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Hayward.
      • Mariposa County
      • This Hayward is located in Mariposa County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km] to the west of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mariposa County community of Hayward.
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Hayward is located in Carter County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Hayward.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This Hayward is located in Freeborn County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Hayward.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Hayward is located in Pemiscot County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Hayward.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Hayward is located in Washington County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hayward.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garfield County
      • This Hayward is located in Garfield County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Hayward.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Hayward is located in Washington County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hayward that is located in Sawyer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hayward.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Hayward [Pennington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayward ...

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.

  • Cable
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Chief Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Earl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Leonards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonards is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
  • Little Round Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
  • Reserve
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Springbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Stone Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake

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

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

  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hayward to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Hayward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hayward 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 Hayward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0100, Longitude: -91.4805       In this case, the coordinates for Hayward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.855 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.373 degrees.