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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 Herndon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herndon 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 Herndon:
- 35.952294, -90.713724
- 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 Herndon
- 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
- Since Herndon is near Greene County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Herndon
Communities Also Named Herndon ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Herndon.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Herndon.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Greene 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 Arkansas community of Herndon [Greene County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin 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 Alabama community of Herndon [Baldwin County].
- California
- Fresno County
- This Herndon is located in Fresno County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<2> to the west of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Herndon.
- Florida
- Orange 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 Florida community of Herndon [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Burke 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 Georgia community of Herndon [Burke County].
- Jenkins County
- This Herndon is located in Jenkins County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Herndon.
- Iowa
- Guthrie County
- This Herndon is located in Guthrie County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Herndon.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- This Herndon is located in Rawlins County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Herndon.
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Herndon is located in Christian County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Herndon.
- Scott 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 Kentucky community of Herndon [Scott County].
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Herndon is located in Saline County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Herndon.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Herndon is located in Northumberland County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Herndon.
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Herndon is located in Nolan County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Herndon.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Herndon is located in Fairfax County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Herndon.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Herndon is located in Wyoming County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Craighead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Herndon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herndon ...
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.
- Bono
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Snort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fiftysix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fiftysix is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiftysix
- Finch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Goobertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goobertown is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobertown
- March ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- March is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Pauls Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Walnut Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner
How Far From Herndon 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 Herndon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herndon and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Herndon to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Herndon 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Herndon) 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 Herndon 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 Herndon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9523, Longitude: -90.7137 In this case, the coordinates for Herndon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.617 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.456 degrees. |
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