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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 North Hanover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hanover 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 North Hanover:
- 42.293625, -90.278740
- 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 North Hanover
- 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 Jo Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Since North Hanover is near Jackson County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 North Hanover
Communities Also Named North Hanover ...
We found one communities that are also named North Hanover.
Within Illinois, the name North Hanover is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named North Hanover in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This North Hanover is located in Plymouth County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the east of the North Hanover that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of North Hanover.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Hanover ...
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.
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Blackhawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Gears Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gears Ferry is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gears Ferry
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Marcus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Pleasant Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Rice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rice is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Twin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Springs is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From North Hanover to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Hanover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Hanover and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Jo Daviess County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Hanover to Galena, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Hanover) 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 North Hanover 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 North Hanover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2936, Longitude: -90.2787 In this case, the coordinates for North Hanover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.212 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.417 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.779 degrees. |
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