Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hanna
- 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 Hanna:
- 41.411986, -86.780021
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hanna
- 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 LaPorte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Since Hanna is near Starke County and also Porter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Starke County
- eBird sighting report for Porter 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hanna ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Hanna.
Within Indiana, the name Hanna is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hanna lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hanna that is located in LaPorte County.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- New York
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanna ...
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.
- Door Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- English Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Starke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
- Indian Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Starke County
- Kingsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
- Magee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Toto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <4>
How Far From Hanna 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 Hanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanna and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hanna to La Porte, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hanna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4120, Longitude: -86.7800 In this case, the coordinates for Hanna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Hanna 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Hanna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.876 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.285 degrees. |