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:
- 28.670824, -82.267868
- 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 Citrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Citrus County
- Since Hooper is near Hernando County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hernando County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Florida, the name Hooper is unique.
Beyond Florida, 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 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hooper that is located in Citrus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hooper.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Hooper is located in Adams County and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hooper that is located in Citrus 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 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the northwest of the Hooper that is located in Citrus 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.
- Big Hammock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
- Big Hammock is located in Citrus County
- Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Floral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral City
- Floral City is located in Citrus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral City <5>
- Hill 'n Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Lake Lindsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Lincoln Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Sumter County
- Moss Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Sugarmill Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Tarrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Wahoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Hooper 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 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:
- Inverness, which is the Seat of Citrus County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hooper to Inverness, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 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 Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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: 28.6708, Longitude: -82.2679 In this case, the coordinates for Hooper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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> | 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 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 310.781 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.269 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.679 degrees. |