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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 Hennessey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hennessey 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 Hennessey:
- 33.479844, -93.559622
- 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 Hennessey
- 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 Hempstead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- Since Hennessey is near Lafayette County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Hennessey
Communities Also Named Hennessey ...
We found three communities that are also named Hennessey.
Within Arkansas, the name Hennessey is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hennessey [Clark County].
- Oklahoma
- Kingfisher County
- This Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hennessey that is located in Hempstead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Hennessey.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Hennessey is located in Harris County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hennessey that is located in Hempstead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hennessey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hennessey ...
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.
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evening Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evening Shade is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Green Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Register ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Rocky Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Stamps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wafers Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wafers Crossing is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafers Crossing
How Far From Hennessey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hennessey 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 community of Hennessey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hennessey and extending to:
- Hope, which is the Seat of Hempstead County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hennessey to Hope, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hennessey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hennessey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hennessey 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 Hennessey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4798, Longitude: -93.5596 In this case, the coordinates for Hennessey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.136 degrees. |
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