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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 Hansen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hansen 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 Hansen:
- 42.531364, -114.301170
- 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 Hansen
- 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- Since Hansen is near Jerome County and also Cassia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jerome County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia 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 Hansen
Communities Also Named Hansen ...
We found eight communities that are also named Hansen.
Within Idaho, the name Hansen is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lassen 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 California community of Hansen [Lassen County].
- Orange County
- This Hansen is located in Orange County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hansen that is located in Twin Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hansen.
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- This Hansen is located in Menominee County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hansen that is located in Twin Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Hansen.
- Minnesota
- Todd 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 Minnesota community of Hansen [Todd County].
- Nebraska
- Adams County
- This Hansen is located in Adams County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hansen that is located in Twin Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hansen.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Hansen.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Hansen.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Hansen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hansen that is located in Twin Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hansen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hansen ...
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.
- Bills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bills is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills
- Curry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Jerome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Jerome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hunt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunt is located in Jerome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sugar Loaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Loaf is located in Jerome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
- Twin Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Hansen 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 Hansen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hansen and extending to:
- Twin Falls, which is the Seat of Twin Falls County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hansen to Boise, with an average speed<5>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 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 Hansen 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hansen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Hansen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hansen 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 Hansen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5314, Longitude: -114.3012 In this case, the coordinates for Hansen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.994 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.067 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.065 degrees. |
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