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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 Hoffmans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans:
- 40.706775, -74.860749
- 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 Hoffmans
- 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Since Hoffmans is near Morris County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Hoffmans
Communities Also Named Hoffmans ...
We found three communities that are also named Hoffmans.
There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Hoffmans.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Hoffmans [Middlesex County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Owen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hoffmans [Owen County].
- New York
- Schenectady County
- This Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hoffmans that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Hoffmans.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoffmans ...
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.
- Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Bells Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
- Butler Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Park
- Changewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Farmersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brook
- Mariannes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Pierce Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Heights is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Heights
- Red Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Mill is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Scrappy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scrappy Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrappy Corner
- Spruce Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoffmans and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffmans to Flemington, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hoffmans 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. |
| <2> | 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- Hoffmans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7068, Longitude: -74.8607 In this case, the coordinates for Hoffmans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.452 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.093 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.039 degrees. |
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