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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 Hennepin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hennepin 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 Hennepin:
- 41.247903, -89.313020
- 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 Hennepin
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Hennepin is near Bureau County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Hennepin
Communities Also Named Hennepin ...
We found two communities that are also named Hennepin.
Within Illinois, the name Hennepin is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- This Hennepin is located in Garvin County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hennepin that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Hennepin.
- Quebec
- This Hennepin lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hennepin that is located in Putnam County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hennepin ...
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.
- Bureau Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
- Cedar Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hicks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
- Indian Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Lone Tree Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
- Mark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Standard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Hennepin 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 village such as Hennepin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hennepin and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hennepin to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hennepin) 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 Hennepin 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 Hennepin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2479, Longitude: -89.3130 In this case, the coordinates for Hennepin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.518 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.573 degrees. |
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