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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:
- 36.837213, -119.918922
- 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
- Since Herndon is near Madera County and also Merced County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merced 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.
Within California, the name Herndon is unique.
Beyond California, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- 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].
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Herndon is located in Craighead County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<2> to the east of the Herndon that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Herndon.
- 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].
- 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 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<2> to the east of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<2> to the east of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<2> to the east of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Herndon that is located in Fresno 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.
- Fig Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Garden
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gregg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gregg is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Highway City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highway City is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
- Italian Swiss Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Swiss Colony
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Muscatel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Herndon 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 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:
- Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herndon to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,195 miles [13,188.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 'straight-line' 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 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 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: 36.8372, Longitude: -119.9189 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.998 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.447 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.642 degrees. |
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