Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hewitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hewitt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hewitt
- 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 Hewitt:
- 39.989216, -84.683012
- 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 Hewitt
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Hewitt is near Preble County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Preble County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hewitt ...
We found ten communities that share the name Hewitt.
Within Ohio, the name Hewitt is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Hewitt lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hewitt that is located in Darke County.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hewitt ...
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.
- Clark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Frys Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
- Frys Corners is located in Darke County
- Hollansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jaysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Darke County
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Darke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
- Steel Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Weavers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Yankeetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Darke County
How Far From Hewitt 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 Hewitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hewitt and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hewitt to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hewitt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hewitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hewitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9892, Longitude: -84.6830 In this case, the coordinates for Hewitt 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 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 Hewitt 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 Hewitt 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 312.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.89 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.716 degrees. |