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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 Hoge Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoge Ferry 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 Hoge Ferry:
    • 33.050872, -114.674957
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hoge Ferry
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoge Ferry ...

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.

  • Bard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cactus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
    • Cactus is located in Imperial County
  • Clyde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Imperial County
  • Dunes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes
    • Dunes is located in Imperial County
  • Felicity
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Fishers Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
    • Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County (AZ)
  • Kool Corner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kool Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Corner
    • Kool Corner is located in Yuma County (AZ)
  • Martinez Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
    • Martinez Lake is located in Yuma County (AZ)
  • Paymaster Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paymaster Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paymaster Landing
    • Paymaster Landing is located in Imperial County
  • Winterhaven
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

How Far From Hoge Ferry 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 community such as Hoge Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hoge Ferry and extending to:

  • El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoge Ferry to El Centro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,309 miles [13,372 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoge Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoge Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoge Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0509, Longitude: -114.6750       In this case, the coordinates for Hoge Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Hoge Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.168 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.333 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.598 degrees.




 

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