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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 Heman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heman 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 Heman:
- 43.956300, -111.797467
- 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 Heman
- 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Heman is near Madison County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Heman
Communities Also Named Heman ...
We found two communities that are also named Heman.
Within Idaho, the name Heman is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Macon County
- This Heman is located in Macon County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the east of the Heman that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Heman.
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- This Heman is located in Woods County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Heman that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Heman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heman ...
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.
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Hart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Independence ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jenkins Will
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Will is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Will
- Jolley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jolley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Mark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moody is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Sugar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
How Far From Heman 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 Heman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heman and extending to:
- Saint Anthony, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies just to the East.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Heman to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 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 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Heman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Heman 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 Heman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9563, Longitude: -111.7975 In this case, the coordinates for Heman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.432 degrees. |
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