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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 Hovey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hovey 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 Hovey:
- 36.862803, -101.679050
- 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 Hovey
- 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Hovey is near Morton County and also Cimarron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cimarron 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 Hovey
Communities Also Named Hovey ...
We found three communities that are also named Hovey.
Within Oklahoma, the name Hovey is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Posey County
- This Hovey is located in Posey County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hovey that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Hovey.
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Hovey is located in Harrison County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hovey that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Hovey.
- Texas
- Brewster County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hovey [Brewster County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hovey ...
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.
- Elkhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mouser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mouser is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser
- Optima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Optima is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Straight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Straight is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Hovey 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 Hovey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hovey and extending to:
- Guymon, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hovey to Guymon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hovey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hovey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hovey 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 Hovey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8628, Longitude: -101.6791 In this case, the coordinates for Hovey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.533 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.545 degrees. |
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