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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 Hobbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobbs 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 Hobbs:
    • 32.781167, -100.591794
    • 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 Hobbs
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hobbs ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Hobbs.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Hobbs.

Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Bell County
      • This Hobbs is located in Bell County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hobbs that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Hobbs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hobbs [Crawford County].
    • Georgia
      • Stewart County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hobbs [Stewart County].
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hobbs [Walker County].
    • Indiana
      • Tipton County
      • This Hobbs is located in Tipton County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hobbs that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Hobbs.
    • Kentucky
      • Bullitt County
      • This Hobbs is located in Bullitt County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hobbs that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Hobbs.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Hobbs is located in Caroline County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hobbs that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hobbs.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This Hobbs is located in Lea County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hobbs that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Hobbs.
    • North Carolina
      • Chowan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hobbs [Chowan County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hobbs [Wise County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hobbs [Jefferson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbs ...

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.

  • Brand
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Brand is located in Scurry County
  • Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Fisher County
  • China Grove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
    • China Grove is located in Scurry County
  • Cross Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
  • Fisher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Fisher County
  • Harmony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Kent County
  • Longworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
    • Longworth is located in Fisher County
  • Pledger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
    • Pledger is located in Fisher County
  • Red Bluff Crossing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
    • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hobbs and extending to:

  • Roby, which is the Seat of Fisher County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hobbs to Roby, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,866 miles [12,659.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hobbs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hobbs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hobbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7812, Longitude: -100.5918       In this case, the coordinates for Hobbs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hobbs 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.
<3>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.
<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 Hobbs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.532 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.542 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.402 degrees.









 

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