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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 East Hebron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Hebron and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Hebron:
    • 43.261742, -73.286498
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Hebron
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named East Hebron ...

We found three communities that share the name East Hebron.

Within New York, the name East Hebron is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Hebron that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of East Hebron.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This East Hebron is located in Grafton County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Hebron that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of East Hebron.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of East Hebron [Potter County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Hebron ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <4>
  • Beartown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Butternut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Rutland County (VT)
  • Eagleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Eagleville is located in Washington County
  • Goose Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
    • Goose Island is located in Washington County
  • King Edward Knolls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Edward Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Edward Knolls
    • King Edward Knolls is located in Washington County
  • Kingsbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
  • Lick Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Springs
    • Lick Springs is located in Washington County
  • Raceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
    • Raceville is located in Washington County
  • Richville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Slateville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slateville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
    • Slateville is located in Washington County
  • Truthville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
    • Truthville is located in Washington County

How Far From East Hebron 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 East Hebron to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Hebron and extending to:

  • Hudson Falls, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Hebron to Hudson Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,152 miles [6,682 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Hebron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- East Hebron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Hebron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2617, Longitude: -73.2865       In this case, the coordinates for East Hebron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 East Hebron 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 East Hebron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.198 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.096 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.141 degrees.









 

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