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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 Hessen - Cassel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hessen - Cassel 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 Hessen - Cassel:
- 40.977826, -85.079136
- 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 Hessen - Cassel
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Hessen - Cassel is near Adams County and also Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells 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 Hessen - Cassel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hessen - Cassel ...
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.
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lake Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shores is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
- Maples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Poe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- River Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Haven is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Hessen - Cassel 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 community such as Hessen - Cassel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hessen - Cassel and extending to:
- Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hessen - Cassel to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Hessen - Cassel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hessen - Cassel 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 Hessen - Cassel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9778, Longitude: -85.0791 In this case, the coordinates for Hessen - Cassel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.775 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.309 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.598 degrees. |
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