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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 Hiser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiser 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 Hiser:
- 39.815047, -85.077742
- 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 Hiser
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Hiser is near Fayette County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Hiser
Communities Also Named Hiser ...
We found one communities that are also named Hiser.
Within Indiana, the name Hiser is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Hiser in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hiser [Grant County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiser ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- College Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- College Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Economy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Greens Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lyonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Pinhook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pinhook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Springersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Yankee Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
How Far From Hiser 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 Hiser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hiser and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hiser to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hiser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hiser 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 Hiser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8150, Longitude: -85.0777 In this case, the coordinates for Hiser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.951 degrees. |
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