Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hooper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hooper
- 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 Hooper:
- 37.746897, -105.877415
- 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 Hooper
- 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 Alamosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alamosa County
- Since Hooper is near Rio Grande County and also Saguache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rio Grande County
- eBird sighting report for Saguache 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 Hooper ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Hooper.
Within Colorado, the name Hooper is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hooper [Contra Costa County].
- Siskiyou County
- This Hooper is located in Siskiyou County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hooper that is located in Alamosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hooper.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Hooper is located in Adams County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hooper that is located in Alamosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hooper.
- Whitman County
- This Hooper is located in Whitman County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the northwest of the Hooper that is located in Alamosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Hooper.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooper ...
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.
- Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Rio Grande County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
- Cottonwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Saguache County
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Alamosa County
- Homelake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
- Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <4>
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saguache County
- Maxeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeyville
- Maxeyville is located in Rio Grande County
- Sevenmile Plaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Plaza
- Sevenmile Plaza is located in Rio Grande County
- Sugar Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Rio Grande County
How Far From Hooper 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 town such as Hooper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hooper and extending to:
- Alamosa, which is the Seat of Alamosa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hooper to Alamosa, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hooper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hooper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Hooper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hooper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7469, Longitude: -105.8774 |
| <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 Hooper 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Hooper 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 326.99 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.373 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.646 degrees. |