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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 Hershey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hershey 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 Hershey:
- 41.159474, -101.001050
- 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 Hershey
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Hershey is near Keith County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keith County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 Hershey
Communities Also Named Hershey ...
We found two communities that are also named Hershey.
Within Nebraska, the name Hershey is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yolo County
- This Hershey is located in Yolo County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hershey that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Hershey.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Hershey is located in Dauphin County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hershey that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Hershey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hershey ...
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.
- Coker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coker is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Dickens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elsie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keith
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tryon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Village Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Village Square is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
How Far From Hershey 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 village such as Hershey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hershey and extending to:
- North Platte, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hershey to North Platte, 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.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hershey) 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 Hershey 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 Hershey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1595, Longitude: -101.0011 In this case, the coordinates for Hershey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.703 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.623 degrees. |
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