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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 Bob Hoaglin Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bob Hoaglin Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bob Hoaglin Place:
    • 40.094316, -123.328632
    • 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 Bob Hoaglin Place
  • 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 Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
    • Since Bob Hoaglin Place is near Mendocino County and also Humboldt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Bob Hoaglin Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bob Hoaglin Place ...

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.

  • Crabtree Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crabtree Place is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Place
  • Delmonico Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Delmonico Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmonico Place
  • Harris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harris is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Island Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Mountain is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mountain
  • Jim Leggett Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jim Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Leggett Place
  • Murphy Place
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Murphy Place is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Place
  • Penney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Penney is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney
  • Ralph Leggett Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ralph Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Leggett Place
  • River Garden ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • River Garden is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Garden
  • Spyrock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
  • Steelhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Steelhead is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelhead
  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Yellowjacket Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yellowjacket Place is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowjacket Place

How Far From Bob Hoaglin Place 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 Bob Hoaglin Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Weaverville, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bob Hoaglin Place to Weaverville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Bob Hoaglin Place) 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 Bob Hoaglin Place 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 Bob Hoaglin Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0943, Longitude: -123.3286       In this case, the coordinates for Bob Hoaglin Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.198 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.455 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.723 degrees.