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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 Hoyt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoyt 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 Hoyt:
    • 47.252978, -115.918212
    • 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 Hoyt
  • 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
    • Since Hoyt is near Mineral County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 Hoyt

Communities Also Named Hoyt ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Hoyt.

Within Idaho, the name Hoyt is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Hoyt is located in Johnson County and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hoyt.
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • This Hoyt is located in Morgan County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Hoyt.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Hoyt is located in Marion County and lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hoyt.
    • Iowa
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Hoyt [Adams County].
    • Kansas
      • Jackson County
      • This Hoyt is located in Jackson County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hoyt.
    • Kentucky
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hoyt [Perry County].
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hoyt [Saginaw County].
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • This Hoyt is located in Dawson County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Hoyt.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hoyt lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Hoyt.
    • Oklahoma
      • Haskell County
      • This Hoyt is located in Haskell County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Hoyt.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hoyt [Montgomery County].
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hoyt [Wood County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Hoyt is located in Stafford County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hoyt.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Hoyt is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Hoyt.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hoyt [Ashland County].
      • Iron County
      • This Hoyt is located in Iron County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hoyt that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Hoyt.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoyt ...

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.

  • Black Bear
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Blackcloud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
  • Borax ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Borax is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
  • Bunn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Cornwall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Falcon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Gem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gem is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Horsecamp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
  • Mace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mace is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
  • Marble Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
  • Pottsville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pottsville is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Stetson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stetson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
  • Woodland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hoyt to Wallace, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south (S). 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 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 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 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Hoyt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hoyt could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Hoyt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hoyt 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 Hoyt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2530, Longitude: -115.9182       In this case, the coordinates for Hoyt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.603 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.30 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.64 degrees.