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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 Hoag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoag 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 Hoag:
- 40.317501, -96.832805
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hoag
- 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 Gage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gage County
- Since Hoag is near Saline County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hoag
Communities Also Named Hoag ...
We found one communities that are also named Hoag.
Within Nebraska, the name Hoag is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Hoag in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This Hoag is located in Cherokee County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hoag that is located in Gage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hoag.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoag ...
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.
- Badger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Badger is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Bower ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Crab Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Diller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Firth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kramer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kramer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Virginia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
How Far From Hoag 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 Hoag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoag and extending to:
- Beatrice, which is the Seat of Gage County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Hoag to Lincoln, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hoag to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3175, Longitude: -96.8328 In this case, the coordinates for Hoag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.569 degrees. |
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