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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 Hackney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hackney 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 Hackney:
- 39.632643, -81.676945
- 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 Hackney
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Hackney is near Washington County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Hackney
Communities Also Named Hackney ...
We found eight communities that are also named Hackney.
Within Ohio, the name Hackney is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cheyenne County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cheyenne County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Hackney.
- Cowley County
- This Hackney is located in Cowley County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the west of the Hackney that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Hackney.
- Missouri
- Greene County
- This Hackney is located in Greene County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the west of the Hackney that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hackney.
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Hackney [Deer Lodge County].
- Silver Bow County
- This Hackney is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hackney that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Hackney.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Hackney is located in Beaufort County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hackney that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Hackney.
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hackney [Chatham County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Hackney is located in Washington County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hackney that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hackney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackney ...
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.
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cabinville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinville
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Equity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Equity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
- Hooksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Luke Chute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Rich Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Swift
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Hackney 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 community such as Hackney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hackney and extending to:
- McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hackney to McConnelsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hackney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Hackney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Hackney 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. |
| <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 Hackney 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 Hackney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6326, Longitude: -81.6769 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.657 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.698 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.462 degrees. |
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