Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hue and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hue

• 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 Hue:
  • 39.387012, -82.505157
  • 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 Hue

• 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
  • Since Hue is near Hocking County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Hue

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hue ...

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.

• Blackjack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blackjack is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
• Cedar Falls ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Falls is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Elk Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elk Fork is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork
• Goosetown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Goosetown is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Reeds ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Reeds is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Royal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Smock ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smock is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hue and extending to:

• McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hue to McArthur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'