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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 Hecla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hecla 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 Hecla:
- 45.881911, -98.151770
- 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 Hecla
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Hecla is near Dickey County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Hecla
Communities Also Named Hecla ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hecla.
Within South Dakota, the name Hecla is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Hecla is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Hecla.
- Indiana
- Whitley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hecla [Whitley County].
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hecla [Anderson County].
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Hecla is located in Hopkins County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Hecla.
- Manitoba
- This Hecla lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Hecla is located in Linn County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Hecla.
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Beaverhead County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Hecla.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Hecla is located in Oneida County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hecla.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Hecla is located in Lawrence County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hecla.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Hecla is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hecla that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Hecla.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hecla [Westmoreland County].
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Hecla [Laramie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hecla ...
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.
- Crete
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crete is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Ellendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frisby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
- Glover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Dickey County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Kidder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kidder is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Silverleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silverleaf is located in Dickey County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
- Spain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
How Far From Hecla to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hecla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hecla and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hecla to Aberdeen, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Hecla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Hecla 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> | 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 Hecla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hecla 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 Hecla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8819, Longitude: -98.1518 In this case, the coordinates for Hecla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.305 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.145 degrees. |
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