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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 Hoyes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoyes 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 Hoyes:
- 39.590364, -79.369484
- 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 Hoyes
- 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Hoyes is near Preston County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Hoyes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoyes ...
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.
- Accident
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Elder Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Hill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Hill
- Foxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Friendsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Lake Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ford is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mineral Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Sand Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Spring is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
How Far From Hoyes 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 Hoyes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hoyes and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hoyes to Oakland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Hoyes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hoyes 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 Hoyes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5904, Longitude: -79.3695 In this case, the coordinates for Hoyes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.246 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.087 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.456 degrees. |
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