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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hooks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooks Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hooks Corner:
- 41.827820, -86.668358
- 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 Hooks Corner
- 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Hooks Corner is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph 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 Hooks Corner
Communities Also Named Hooks Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Hooks Corner.
Within Michigan, the name Hooks Corner is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Hooks Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hooks Corner that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hooks Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooks Corner ...
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.
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birchwood is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Duneland Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duneland Beach is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Beach
- Gordon Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Grand Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Hicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hills Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hillside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in LaPorte County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rolling Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Three Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Pier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Hooks Corner 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 Hooks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hooks Corner and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hooks Corner to Saint Joseph, 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 most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hooks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hooks Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hooks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8278, Longitude: -86.6684 In this case, the coordinates for Hooks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.107 degrees. |
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