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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 Hibbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hibbs 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 Hibbs:
    • 39.931742, -79.882549
    • 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 Hibbs
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Hibbs is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Hibbs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hibbs ...

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.

  • Crucible
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crucible is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
  • Dearth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dearth is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
  • Edenborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edenborn is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
  • Filbert
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Filbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
  • Gates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Heistersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
  • Herbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Herbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Hoover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoover is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Lewis Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewis Crossing is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossing
  • Puritan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Puritan is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
  • Ralph
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ralph is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Republic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Republic is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sea Right
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sea Right is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
    • Searights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Searights is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
    • Shamrock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Stringtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Superior
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Superior is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Tuckertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hibbs and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hibbs to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hibbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hibbs 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 Hibbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9317, Longitude: -79.8825       In this case, the coordinates for Hibbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.542 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.475 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.558 degrees.