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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 Hibbard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hibbard 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 Hibbard:
- 41.253376, -86.386951
- 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 Hibbard
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Hibbard is near Starke County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Starke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Hibbard
Communities Also Named Hibbard ...
We found six communities that are also named Hibbard.
Within Indiana, the name Hibbard is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Navajo County
- This Hibbard is located in Navajo County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hibbard that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Hibbard.
- Idaho
- Madison County
- This Hibbard is located in Madison County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hibbard that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hibbard.
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hibbard [Mississippi County].
- Montana
- Rosebud County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Hibbard [Rosebud County].
- Quebec
- This Hibbard lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hibbard that is located in Marshall County.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hibbard [Franklin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hibbard ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Bass Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Station is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Station
- Grovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- Guise Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guise Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guise Park
- Harris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Linkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Maxinkuckee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rutland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Hibbard 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 Hibbard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hibbard and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hibbard to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Hibbard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hibbard 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hibbard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hibbard 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 Hibbard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2534, Longitude: -86.3870 In this case, the coordinates for Hibbard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.62 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.312 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.142 degrees. |
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