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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 Hingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hingham 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 Hingham:
    • 43.638885, -87.914258
    • 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 Hingham
  • 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 Sheboygan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheboygan County
    • Since Hingham is near Ozaukee County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ozaukee 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 Hingham

Communities Also Named Hingham ...

We found two communities that are also named Hingham.

Within Wisconsin, the name Hingham is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Hingham is located in Plymouth County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hingham that is located in Sheboygan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Hingham.
    • Montana
      • Hill County
      • This Hingham is located in Hill County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hingham that is located in Sheboygan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Hingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hingham ...

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.

  • Adell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Gooseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gooseville is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseville
  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Paris is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • Ourtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
  • Random Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Waldo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hingham and extending to:

  • Sheboygan, which is the Seat of Sheboygan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hingham to Sheboygan, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hingham) 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 Hingham 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 Hingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6389, Longitude: -87.9143       In this case, the coordinates for Hingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.602 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.772 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.183 degrees.