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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hoover
- 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:
- 36.250634, -94.341877
- 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 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Hoover is near Washington County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Hoover ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Hoover.
Within Arkansas, the name Hoover is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Hoover is located in Jefferson County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hoover that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hoover.
- Madison County
- This Hoover is located in Madison County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east of the Hoover that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hoover.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Platte County
- This Hoover is located in Platte County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hoover that is located in Benton 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hoover [Vernon County].
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> 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 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hoover that is located in Benton 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 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east northeast of the Hoover that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hoover.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Gray County
- This Hoover is located in Gray County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Hoover that is located in Benton 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 192 miles [309 km] to the south southwest of the Hoover that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Hoover.
- Virginia
- Alabama
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.
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Castleville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleville
- Castleville is located in Benton County
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Benton County
- Crown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Corner
- Eagle Corner is located in Benton County
- Healing Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Benton County
- Highfill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mason Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
How Far From Hoover to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hoover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hoover once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoover and extending to:
- Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoover to Bentonville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2506, Longitude: -94.3419 In this case, the coordinates for Hoover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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. |
| <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 Hoover, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.441 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.056 degrees. |