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we pass this GPS location for Hinsdale:
43.104512, -76.137702
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We found eight communities that are also named Hinsdale.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Hinsdale.
Beyond New York, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In New York ...
Cattaraugus County
This Hinsdale is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Hinsdale.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sutter County
This Hinsdale is located in Sutter County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Hinsdale.
Illinois
DuPage County
This Hinsdale is located in DuPage County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Hinsdale.
Iowa
Lee 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 Iowa community of Hinsdale [Lee County].
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
This Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Hinsdale.
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Hinsdale is located in Saint Louis County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Hinsdale.
Montana
Valley County
This Hinsdale is located in Valley County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Hinsdale.
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hinsdale that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Hinsdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinsdale ...
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.
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 community such as Hinsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hinsdale and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hinsdale to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,279 miles [6,886.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hinsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hinsdale 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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1045, Longitude: -76.1377 In this case, the coordinates for Hinsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.984 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.079 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.56 degrees.