Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hibernia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hibernia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hibernia
- 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 Hibernia:
- 39.952597, -82.852518
- 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 Hibernia
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Hibernia is near Fairfield County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Hibernia ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hibernia.
Within Ohio, the name Hibernia is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Hibernia is located in Clark County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hibernia that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hibernia.
- Montgomery County
- This Hibernia is located in Montgomery County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west of the Hibernia that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hibernia.
- Kentucky
- Larue 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 Kentucky community of Hibernia [Larue County].
- Taylor County
- This Hibernia is located in Taylor County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hibernia that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Hibernia.
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Hibernia lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Franklin County.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hibernia ...
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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Blacklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick
- Blacklick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacklick <5>
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Edward ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Groveport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
- Groveport is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <5>
- Havens Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Rose Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Summit Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
How Far From Hibernia 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 Hibernia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hibernia once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hibernia and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hibernia to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Hibernia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hibernia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hibernia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9526, Longitude: -82.8525 |
| <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 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 Hibernia 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hibernia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.569 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.887 degrees. |