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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 Hogeye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hogeye 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 Hogeye:
- 33.297056, -96.163308
- 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 Hogeye
- 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Since Hogeye is near Fannin County and also Collin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin 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 Hogeye
Communities Also Named Hogeye ...
We found two communities that are also named Hogeye.
Within Texas, the name Hogeye is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Hogeye is located in Washington County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hogeye that is located in Hunt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hogeye.
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Dallas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Hogeye.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogeye ...
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.
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Celeste
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
How Far From Hogeye 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 Hogeye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hogeye and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hogeye to Greenville, 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 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 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hogeye) 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 Hogeye, 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 Hogeye 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 Hogeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2971, Longitude: -96.1633 In this case, the coordinates for Hogeye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.582 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.315 degrees. |
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