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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 Hearne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hearne 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 Hearne:
- 30.878704, -96.593174
- 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 Hearne
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Hearne is near Milam County and also Brazos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos 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 Hearne
Communities Also Named Hearne ...
We found one communities that are also named Hearne.
Within Texas, the name Hearne is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hearne in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Hearne lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hearne that is located in Robertson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hearne ...
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.
- Black Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Hix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mooring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mooring is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
- Mudville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mudville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
- Salter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salter is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Valley Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Hearne 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 Hearne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hearne and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hearne to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,805 miles [12,560.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Hearne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hearne 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 Hearne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8787, Longitude: -96.5932 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.768 degrees. |
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