Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hogg Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hogg Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hogg Place
- 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 Hogg Place:
- 34.688970, -108.252287
- 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 Hogg Place
- 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cibola County
- Since Hogg Place is near Catron County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Catron 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogg Place ...
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.
- Fence Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence Lake
- Fence Lake is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fence Lake <1>
- Grassie Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassie Place
- Grassie Place is located in Cibola County
- Hughes Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
- Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
- Julian Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Place
- Julian Place is located in Cibola County
- Pie Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie Town
- Pie Town is located in Catron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pie Town <1>
- Sand Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Corner
- Sand Corner is located in Cibola County
- Tank Canyon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tank Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tank Canyon
- Tank Canyon is located in Cibola County
- Tingle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Hogg Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hogg Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hogg Place once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hogg Place and extending to:
- Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hogg Place to Grants, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 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 8,024 miles [12,913.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hogg Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hogg Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hogg Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6890, Longitude: -108.2523 |
| <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 Hogg Place 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 328.391 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.723 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.103 degrees. |