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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 Hogan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hogan 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 Hogan:
    • 37.511160, -90.695954
    • 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 Hogan
  • 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 Hogan ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Hogan.

Within Missouri, the name Hogan is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • This Hogan is located in Lawrence County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hogan that is located in Iron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hogan.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Hogan is located in Duval County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hogan that is located in Iron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Hogan.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Hogan is located in Camden County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hogan that is located in Iron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Hogan.
      • Oglethorpe County
      • This Hogan is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east southeast of the Hogan that is located in Iron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Hogan.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta 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 Hogan [Mecosta County].
      • Washtenaw 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 Michigan community of Hogan [Washtenaw County].
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark 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 Montana community of Hogan [Lewis and Clark County].
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Hogan [Elko County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham 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 North Carolina community of Hogan [Rockingham County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Hogan.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Hogan [Multnomah County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogan ...

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.

  • Berryman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Berryman is located in Iron County
  • Chloride
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
    • Chloride is located in Iron County
  • English Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
    • English Town is located in Iron County
  • Glover
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in Iron County
  • Graniteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Iron County
  • Lake Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Springs
    • Lake Springs is located in Reynolds County
  • Lesterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <5>
  • Snow Hollow Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hollow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hollow Lake
    • Snow Hollow Lake is located in Iron County

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

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

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hogan to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hogan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 from Point A (ie- Hogan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hogan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5112, Longitude: -90.6960       In this case, the coordinates for Hogan 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 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 Hogan 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 Hogan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hogan 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 316.347 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.92 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.128 degrees.









 

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