Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hooper Islands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooper Islands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hooper Islands

• 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 Islands:
  • 38.300123, -76.207998
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hooper Islands

• 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Since Hooper Islands is near Calvert County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hooper Islands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooper Islands ...

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.

• Bishops Head
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
• Crapo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fishing Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishing Creek <1>
• Golden Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
• Gum Swamp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
• Hog Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hog Island is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
• Hoopersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
• Lakesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
• Robbins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Robbins is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Swan Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan Harbor is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Harbor
• Toddville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville

How Far From Hooper Islands 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 Islands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hooper Islands and extending to:

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hooper Islands to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'