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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 Hoffman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoffman 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 Hoffman:
    • 35.033943, -79.545019
    • 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
  • 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 North Carolina, the name Hoffman is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, 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
      • Clinton County
      • This Hoffman is located in Clinton County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Hoffman.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Hoffman is located in Allegany County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond 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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north northeast of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hoffman.
    • Michigan
      • Presque Isle 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 Hoffman [Presque Isle County].
    • Minnesota
      • Grant County
      • This Hoffman is located in Grant County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hoffman.
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This Hoffman is located in Holmes County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Hoffman.
    • Missouri
      • Cooper County
      • This Hoffman is located in Cooper County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond 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 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the west northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hoffman.
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This Hoffman is located in Park County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Hoffman.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Hoffman is located in Middlesex County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Hoffman.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Hoffman is located in Niagara County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hoffman.
    • Oklahoma
      • Okmulgee County
      • This Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Hoffman.
    • Ontario
      • This Hoffman lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the north of the Hoffman that is located in Richmond 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.

  • Cognac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cognac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
    • Cognac is located in Richmond County
  • Derby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Richmond County
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Hoke County
  • Foxfire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in Moore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Fruitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Richmond County
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Moore County
  • Narrow Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Ridge
    • Narrow Ridge is located in Moore County
  • Roseland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Moore County
  • Silver Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Silver Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Silver Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Moore County

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 town 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:

  • Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffman to Rockingham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Richmond County: www.co.richmond.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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: 35.0339, Longitude: -79.5450    
<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>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 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 Hoffman 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 309.479 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.673 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.061 degrees.









 

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