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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 Hyannis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyannis 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 Hyannis:
- 42.000482, -101.762000
- 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 Hyannis
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Hyannis is near Sheridan County and also Hooker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hooker 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 Hyannis
Communities Also Named Hyannis ...
We found one communities that are also named Hyannis.
Within Nebraska, the name Hyannis is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Hyannis in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Hyannis is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the east of the Hyannis that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Hyannis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyannis ...
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.
- Arthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heil School ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heil School is located in Hooker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heil School
- Heil School has also been known as:
- Hecla
- Hire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hire is located in Cherry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hire
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Arthur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Rounds Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rounds Place is located in Arthur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounds Place
How Far From Hyannis 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 Hyannis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hyannis and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hyannis to Lincoln, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hyannis) 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 Hyannis 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 Hyannis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0005, Longitude: -101.7620 In this case, the coordinates for Hyannis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.905 degrees. |
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