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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 Herbst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herbst 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 Herbst:
- 40.514696, -85.787310
- 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 Herbst
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Herbst is near Miami County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Herbst
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herbst ...
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.
- Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Gas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Home Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Home Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Corner
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Normal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Shady Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Hills is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hills
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Herbst 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 Herbst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herbst and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Herbst to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herbst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Herbst 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 Herbst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5147, Longitude: -85.7873 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.768 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.075 degrees. |
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