Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hechts Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hechts Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hechts Landing

• 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 Hechts Landing:
  • 40.500880, -84.467175
  • 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 Hechts Landing

• 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Since Hechts Landing is near Auglaize County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Hechts Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hechts Landing ...

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.

• Bass Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bass Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Landing
• Bulkhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
• Chickasaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <1>
• Club Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Club Island is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
• Coldwater Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coldwater Beach is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Beach
• Duckfoot Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
• Harbor Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Point is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
• Idlewild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Idlewild is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Lees Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
• Montezuma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Montezuma is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
• Sandy Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Turtle Neck Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Turtle Neck Point is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Neck Point

How Far From Hechts Landing 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 Hechts Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hechts Landing and extending to:

• Celina, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hechts Landing to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'