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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hoffman
- 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:
- 45.831414, -95.789605
- 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 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Hoffman is near Douglas County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Hoffman ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Hoffman.
Within Minnesota, the name Hoffman is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Hoffman is located in Allegany County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoffman that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Hoffman.
- Carroll 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 Maryland community of Hoffman [Carroll County].
- Frederick County
- This Hoffman is located in Frederick County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the east southeast of the Hoffman that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hoffman.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Hoffman is located in Cooper County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hoffman that is located in Grant 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south southeast of the Hoffman that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hoffman.
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hoffman lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hoffman that is located in Grant County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh 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 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.
- Alberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alberta
- From Hoffman to Alberta
- Charlesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlesville
- From Hoffman to Charlesville
- Elbow Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbow Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elbow Lake
- From Hoffman to Elbow Lake
- Farwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Herman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herman
- From Hoffman to Herman
- Leaf Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Long Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Starbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
- Starbuck is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Starbuck
- From Hoffman to Starbuck
How Far From Hoffman 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 city 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:
- Elbow Lake, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffman to Elbow Lake, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoffman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hoffman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoffman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8314, Longitude: -95.7896 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Hoffman 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 320.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.334 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.821 degrees. |