Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hog Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hog Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hog Island
- 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 Hog Island:
- 38.238179, -76.062715
- 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 Hog Island
- 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Hog Island is near Somerset County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hog Island ...
We found two communities that share the name Hog Island.
Within Maryland, the name Hog Island is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This Hog Island is located in Moore County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hog Island that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Hog Island.
- Rhode Island
- Newport 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 Rhode Island community of Hog Island [Newport County].
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hog Island ...
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.
- Bishops Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Chance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Chance is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chance <4>
- Crapo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Dames Quarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dames Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Quarter
- Dames Quarter is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dames Quarter <4>
- Deal Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deal Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Island
- Deal Island is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deal Island <4>
- Fishing Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Fishing Creek is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishing Creek <4>
- Hoopersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
- Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Lakesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Robbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Robbins Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Landing
- Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Hog Island to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hog Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hog Island and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hog Island to Cambridge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hog Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hog Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hog Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2382, Longitude: -76.0627 In this case, the coordinates for Hog Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hog Island 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hog Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.363 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.738 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.567 degrees. |