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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 Hesston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hesston 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 Hesston:
- 41.752845, -86.660911
- 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 Hesston
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Since Hesston is near Berrien County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Hesston
Communities Also Named Hesston ...
We found two communities that are also named Hesston.
Within Indiana, the name Hesston is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Harvey County
- This Hesston is located in Harvey County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hesston that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Hesston.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Hesston is located in Huntingdon County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hesston that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Hesston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hesston ...
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.
- Gordon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Grand Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Hicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rolling Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Pier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Hesston 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 Hesston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hesston and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hesston to La Porte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 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- Hesston) 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 Hesston 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 Hesston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7528, Longitude: -86.6609 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.125 degrees. |
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