Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hoskin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoskin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hoskin

• 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 Hoskin:
  • 41.708737, -123.363388
  • 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 Hoskin

• 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
  • Since Hoskin is near Humboldt County and also Del Norte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte 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 Hoskin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoskin ...

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.

• Clear Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clear Creek is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Cottage Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Eileen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eileen is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
• Ferry Point ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Point is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
• Gordons Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gordons Ferry is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Ferry
• Happy Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Happy Camp is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Camp
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Camp <1>
• Horse Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Horse Creek is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
• Oakbar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbar
• Peak Eight
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
• Steelhead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Steelhead is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelhead

How Far From Hoskin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hoskin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hoskin and extending to:

• Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hoskin to Yreka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'