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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 Hooks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooks 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 Hooks:
- 32.191818, -85.232438
- 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 Hooks
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Hooks is near Barbour County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart 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 Hooks
Communities Also Named Hooks ...
We found three communities that are also named Hooks.
Within Alabama, the name Hooks is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Hooks is located in Eagle County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hooks that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Hooks.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Hooks is located in Armstrong County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hooks that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Hooks.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Hooks is located in Bowie County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hooks that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Hooks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooks ...
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.
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Boromville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boromville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Heard Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heard Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Place
- Holy Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Hurtsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Persons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Persons is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
- Poplar Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Power Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Power Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Place
- Sandfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandfort is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
- Spring Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
How Far From Hooks 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 Hooks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hooks and extending to:
- Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hooks to Phenix City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hooks 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 Hooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1918, Longitude: -85.2324 In this case, the coordinates for Hooks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.666 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.968 degrees. |
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