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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 Hoover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoover 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 Hoover:
    • 33.402804, -86.806051
    • 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 Hoover
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Hoover is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Hoover

Communities Also Named Hoover ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Hoover.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Hoover.

Beyond Alabama, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Madison County
      • This Hoover is located in Madison County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hoover.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hoover [Benton County].
    • Idaho
      • Adams County
      • This Hoover is located in Adams County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hoover.
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • This Hoover is located in Cass County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Hoover.
    • Kansas
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hoover [Hamilton County].
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This Hoover is located in Platte County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Hoover.
      • Vernon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hoover [Vernon County].
    • Nebraska
      • Dundy County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dundy County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dundy County community of Hoover.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hoover.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garvin County
      • This Hoover is located in Garvin County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Hoover.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hoover [Blair County].
      • Fayette County
      • This Hoover is located in Fayette County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hoover.
      • Warren County
      • This Hoover is located in Warren County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the north northeast of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hoover.
    • South Dakota
      • Butte County
      • This Hoover is located in Butte County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Hoover.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hoover [Rutherford County].
    • Texas
      • Gray County
      • This Hoover is located in Gray County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Hoover.
      • Lamar County
      • This Hoover is located in Lamar County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the west of the Hoover that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Hoover.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hoover [Rockingham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoover ...

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.

  • Cedar Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chimney Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
  • Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Havenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Havenview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenview
  • Imperial Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
  • Ivy Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivy Chase is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Chase
  • Ivy Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivy Glenn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Glenn
  • Longleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Longleaf is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
  • Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mountain Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
    • Panorama
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Panorama is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Plantation Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
    • Polo Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
    • Rocky Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Shades Cliff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
    • Sky Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sky Ranch is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Wine Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wine Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Ridge

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

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

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hoover to Montgomery, 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 5 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 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hoover) 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 Hoover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Hoover 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.
<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 Hoover 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 Hoover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4028, Longitude: -86.8061    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.671 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.266 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.323 degrees.