Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hopkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hopkins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hopkins
- 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 Hopkins:
- 33.484553, -87.078607
- 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 Hopkins
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Hopkins is near Walker County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hopkins ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Hopkins.
Within Alabama, the name Hopkins is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Hopkins is located in Allegan County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the north of the Hopkins that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Hopkins.
- Kalamazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hopkins [Kalamazoo County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hopkins [Davidson County].
- Wake County
- This Hopkins is located in Wake County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hopkins that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hopkins.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopkins ...
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.
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Booker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cottage Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Dolomite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolomite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Dolomite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolomite <5>
- Garywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Glaze Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Ferry
- Glaze Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Hueytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
- Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <5>
- Industrial City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <5>
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- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Short Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Toadvine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Valley Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Valley Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Vineland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
- Vines Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vines Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Mill
- Vines Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Virginia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wilderness Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Garden
- Wilderness Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Rock Creek
How Far From Hopkins 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 Hopkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hopkins and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hopkins to Birmingham, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hopkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hopkins 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4846, Longitude: -87.0786 In this case, the coordinates for Hopkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Hopkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hopkins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.841 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.473 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.415 degrees. |