Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hayden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hayden
- 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 Hayden:
- 39.516754, -79.625884
- 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 Hayden
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Hayden is near Garrett County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Hayden ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Hayden.
Within West Virginia, the name Hayden is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Lake 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 Colorado community of Hayden [Lake County].
- Routt County
- This Hayden is located in Routt County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayden that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Hayden.
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Labette 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 Hayden [Labette County].
- Neosho County
- This Hayden is located in Neosho County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hayden that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Hayden.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayden ...
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.
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Heathers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Herring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Kanes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Kingwood is located in Preston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
- Lake Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Little Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Salt Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sugar Valley is located in Preston County
- Valley Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
How Far From Hayden 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 Hayden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Hayden once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayden and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hayden to Charleston, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Hayden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5168, Longitude: -79.6259 In this case, the coordinates for Hayden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hayden 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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 Hayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Hayden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.405 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.256 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.595 degrees. |