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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 Hemenway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemenway 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 Hemenway:
- 38.203940, -87.134447
- 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 Hemenway
- 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
- Since Hemenway is near Pike County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois 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 Hemenway
Communities Also Named Hemenway ...
We found one communities that are also named Hemenway.
Within Indiana, the name Hemenway is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Hemenway in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Ripley County
- This Hemenway is located in Ripley County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hemenway that is located in Warrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Hemenway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemenway ...
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.
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Fritz Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fritz Corner is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Corner
- Graham Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Hartwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jockey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Lincoln City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Loafers Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loafers Station is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Station
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pigeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Rockport Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Scalesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
How Far From Hemenway 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 Hemenway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hemenway and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hemenway to Boonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 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 4,944 miles [7,956.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hemenway) 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 Hemenway 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 Hemenway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2039, Longitude: -87.1344 In this case, the coordinates for Hemenway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.08 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.338 degrees. |
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