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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 Hoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoods 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 Hoods:
- 35.120980, -80.662013
- 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 Hoods
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Hoods is near Union County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Hoods
Communities Also Named Hoods ...
We found two communities that are also named Hoods.
Within North Carolina, the name Hoods is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hoods [Pickens County].
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hoods [Osceola County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoods ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Farmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmwood
- Heathergate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heathergate is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Indian Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Lawyers Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawyers Station is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Station
- Mint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mint Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mint Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hollow
- Orchard Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Knoll is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
- Planters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Planters Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
- Rain Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rain Forest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Forest
- Settlers Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Landing is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Suburban Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Woods
- Timber Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wood Hollow is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hollow
How Far From Hoods 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 Hoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hoods once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hoods and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoods to Charlotte, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 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 328 miles [527.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hoods 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Hoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hoods 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 Hoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1210, Longitude: -80.6620 In this case, the coordinates for Hoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.465 degrees. |
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