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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 Hackensack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hackensack 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 Hackensack:
- 46.926769, -94.516250
- 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 Hackensack
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Hackensack is near Hubbard County and also Wadena County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wadena 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 Hackensack
Communities Also Named Hackensack ...
We found one communities that are also named Hackensack.
Within Minnesota, the name Hackensack is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Hackensack in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- This Hackensack is located in Bergen County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hackensack that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Hackensack.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackensack ...
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.
- Boy River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boy River is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Chamberlain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Deer Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
- Emmaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Fifty Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jenkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mildred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mildred is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Pine River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
How Far From Hackensack 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 city such as Hackensack to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hackensack and extending to:
- Walker, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hackensack to Walker, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hackensack) 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 Hackensack 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 Hackensack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9268, Longitude: -94.5162 In this case, the coordinates for Hackensack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.814 degrees. |
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