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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 Hogtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hogtown 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 Hogtown:
    • 40.610705, -122.474734
    • 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 Hogtown
  • 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
    • Since Hogtown is near Trinity County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Hogtown

Communities Also Named Hogtown ...

We found three communities that are also named Hogtown.

Within California, the name Hogtown is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Hogtown is located in Crawford County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hogtown that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Hogtown.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Hogtown is located in Washington County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hogtown that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hogtown.
    • Texas
      • Hemphill County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hemphill County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hemphill County community of Hogtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogtown ...

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.

  • Buckeye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Churntown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Churntown is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
    • Former name for Churntown:
    • One Wagon Town
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Fielding ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fielding is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
  • Hart ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hart is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart has also been known as:
    • Hart Village
    • Hart's Camp
  • Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
  • Minnesota
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Minnesota is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
  • Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
  • Project City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Project City is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Project City
  • Summit City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit City is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Texas Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
  • Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
    • Former names for Whiskeytown:
    • Blair
    • Franklin City
    • Schilling
    • Stella
    • Whiskey Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <3>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hogtown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hogtown and extending to:

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hogtown to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 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 7,997 miles [12,869.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Hogtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hogtown 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 Hogtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6107, Longitude: -122.4747       In this case, the coordinates for Hogtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.525 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.676 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.178 degrees.