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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 Hoffman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoffman 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 Hoffman:
- 39.635643, -78.905856
- 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 Hoffman
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Hoffman is near Garrett County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Hoffman
Communities Also Named Hoffman ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Hoffman.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Hoffman.
Beyond Maryland, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Hoffman [Carroll County].
- Frederick County
- This Hoffman is located in Frederick County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the east of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hoffman.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Clinton County
- This Hoffman is located in Clinton County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the west of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Hoffman.
- Michigan
- Presque Isle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hoffman [Presque Isle County].
- Minnesota
- Grant County
- This Hoffman is located in Grant County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hoffman.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Hoffman is located in Holmes County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Hoffman.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Hoffman is located in Cooper County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the west of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Hoffman.
- Johnson County
- This Hoffman is located in Johnson County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the west of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hoffman.
- Montana
- Park County
- This Hoffman is located in Park County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Hoffman.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Hoffman is located in Middlesex County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Hoffman.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Hoffman is located in Niagara County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the north of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hoffman.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Hoffman is located in Richmond County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the south of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hoffman.
- Oklahoma
- Okmulgee County
- This Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the west of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Hoffman.
- Ontario
- This Hoffman lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the north of the Hoffman that is located in Allegany County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hoffman [Lehigh County].
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hoffman [Perry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoffman ...
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.
- Borden Shaft
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grahamtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grahamtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamtown
- Horseshoe Curve
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
- Mount Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- National
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- National is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Ocean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sixmile House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Triple Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
How Far From Hoffman 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 Hoffman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoffman and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hoffman to Annapolis, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hoffman 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. |
| <2> | 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- Hoffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hoffman 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 Hoffman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6356, Longitude: -78.9059 In this case, the coordinates for Hoffman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.236 degrees. |
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