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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 Hoffmanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoffmanville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hoffmanville:
    • 47.510849, -104.302442
    • 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 Hoffmanville
  • 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 Hoffmanville ...

We found one communities that share the name Hoffmanville.

Within Montana, the name Hoffmanville is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Hoffmanville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Hoffmanville is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoffmanville that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hoffmanville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoffmanville ...

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.

  • Burns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Richland County
  • Crane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
  • Intake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intake
    • Intake is located in Dawson County
  • Knife River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
    • Knife River is located in Richland County
  • Ridgelawn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgelawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn
    • Ridgelawn is located in Richland County
  • Riverview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Richland County
  • Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trotters
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trotters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters
    • Trotters is located in Golden Valley County (ND)

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

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

  • Sidney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffmanville to Sidney, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoffmanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoffmanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5108, Longitude: -104.3024       In this case, the coordinates for Hoffmanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hoffmanville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.474 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.81 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.412 degrees.









 

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