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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 Hooper Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooper Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hill:
    • 34.330168, -78.075549
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Hooper Hill is near Pender County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooper Hill ...

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.

  • Acme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Council Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
  • Delco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Easy Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
  • Gooseneck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
  • Hightsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Long Bluff Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Bluff Landing is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Landing
  • Long Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Love Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
    • Red Star Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Star Camp is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star Camp
    • Sandy Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Skippers Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Still Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Still Bluff is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Bluff
    • Walnut Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hills is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Hooper Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Hill 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 Hill and extending to:

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hooper Hill to Bolivia, 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 five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooper Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hooper Hill 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 Hooper Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3302, Longitude: -78.0755       In this case, the coordinates for Hooper Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.732 degrees.