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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:
- 39.946984, -89.105641
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Heman is near Logan County and also Sangamon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon 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 Illinois, the name Heman is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Fremont County
- This Heman is located in Fremont County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heman that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Heman.
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- This Heman is located in Woods County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heman that is located in Macon 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.
- Boody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bulldog Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
- Chestervale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Chestnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lake Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Larkdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
- Longview Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Place
How Far From Heman 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 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:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heman to Decatur, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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: 39.9470, Longitude: -89.1056 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 315.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.811 degrees. |
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