Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hooker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hooker
- 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 Hooker:
- 34.978965, -85.433849
- 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 Hooker
- 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 Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Since Hooker is near Hamilton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Hooker ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Hooker.
Within Georgia, the name Hooker is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Hooker is located in Greene County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hooker that is located in Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hooker.
- Jefferson County
- This Hooker is located in Jefferson County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west of the Hooker that is located in Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hooker.
- California
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooker ...
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.
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Eagle Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Fantasy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fantasy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Jamesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ladds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Mountain
- Lookout Mountain is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout Mountain <4>
- Moons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Dade County
- Pan Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Piney Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ruby Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Valley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
- Ruby Falls
How Far From Hooker 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 Hooker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hooker and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hooker to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hooker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hooker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9790, Longitude: -85.4338 In this case, the coordinates for Hooker 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 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 Hooker 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hooker 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 312.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.625 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.409 degrees. |