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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hopoi Village:
    • 20.882222, -156.510833
    • 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 Hopoi Village
  • 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 Hopoi Village ...

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.

  • Airport Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
  • Cod Fish Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cod Fish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cod Fish Village
  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hawaiian - Spanish Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian - Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian - Spanish Village
  • Hawaiian Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Village
  • Russian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
  • Sam Sing Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam Sing Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Sing Village
  • School Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for School Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Village
  • Spreckelsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spreckelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckelsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckelsville <2>
  • Store Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Store Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Store Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hopoi Village and extending to:

  • Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hopoi Village to Honolulu, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 187 days and walking would take 271 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,710 miles [14,017.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,306 miles [14,976.6 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,036 miles [12,932.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>

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

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Hopoi Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopoi Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 20.8822, Longitude: -156.5108       In this case, the coordinates for Hopoi Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hopoi Village 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 12.376 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 21.65 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 350.849 degrees.









 

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