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:
- 38.174792, -85.156899
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Hooper is near Lawrence County and also Spencer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Spencer 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 Kentucky, the name Hooper is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, 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 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hooper that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hooper.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Hooper is located in Adams County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hooper that is located in Shelby 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 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km] to the west northwest of the Hooper that is located in Shelby 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.
- Bagdad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <4>
- Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Christianburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Clay Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Figgs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
- Hemp Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemp Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp Ridge
- Hemp Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Little Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Old Christianburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Christianburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christianburg
- Old Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Shelby County
- Rivals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hooper to Frankfort, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.1748, Longitude: -85.1569 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 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.833 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.971 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.459 degrees. |