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:
- 45.572434, -110.784660
- 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Park County
- Since Hoffman is near Gallatin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Montana, the name Hoffman is unique.
Beyond Montana, 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 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hoffman that is located in Park 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 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km] to the east of the Hoffman that is located in Park County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hoffman.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Hoffman is located in Cooper County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoffman that is located in Park 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 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east southeast of the Hoffman that is located in Park County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hoffman.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hoffman lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hoffman that is located in Park 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.
- Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
- Chicory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Chimney Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
- Chimney Rock is located in Park County
- Emigrant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant
- Emigrant is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant <4>
- Hoppers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - King Arthur Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Arthur Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Park
- King Arthur Park is located in Gallatin County
- Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lay Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
- Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
- Little Bear ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear
- Little Bear is located in Gallatin County
- Pine Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Park County
- Pray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pray <4>
- Story
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 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:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffman to Livingston, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Park County: www.parkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 45.5724, Longitude: -110.7847 In this case, the coordinates for Hoffman 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 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.636 degrees. |