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35.884875, -78.352220
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We found twenty communities that are also named Hopkins.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Hopkins.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Davidson 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 North Carolina community of Hopkins [Davidson County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Hopkins is located in Jefferson County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hopkins.
Colorado
Pitkin 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 Colorado community of Hopkins [Pitkin County].
Florida
Brevard 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 Florida community of Hopkins [Brevard County].
Georgia
Ware County
This Hopkins is located in Ware County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Hopkins.
Kansas
Butler County
This Hopkins is located in Butler County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hopkins.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Hopkins is located in Allegan County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Hopkins.
Kalamazoo 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 Hopkins [Kalamazoo County].
Minnesota
Hennepin County
This Hopkins is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Hopkins.
Mississippi
Tippah 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 Mississippi community of Hopkins [Tippah County].
Missouri
Nodaway County
This Hopkins is located in Nodaway County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Hopkins.
Montana
Mineral County
This Hopkins is located in Mineral County and lies 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Hopkins.
Ohio
Lake County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hopkins.
Oklahoma
Cimarron County
This Hopkins is located in Cimarron County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<2> to the west of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Hopkins.
Oregon
Clatsop 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 Oregon community of Hopkins [Clatsop County].
Pennsylvania
Jefferson 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 Pennsylvania community of Hopkins [Jefferson County].
South Carolina
Richland County
This Hopkins is located in Richland County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Hopkins.
Virginia
Accomack County
This Hopkins is located in Accomack County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Hopkins.
West Virginia
Boone County
This Hopkins is located in Boone County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hopkins that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hopkins.
Wyoming
Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Hopkins [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopkins ...
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.
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 Hopkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hopkins and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hopkins to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hopkins 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>
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- Hopkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hopkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8849, Longitude: -78.3522 In this case, the coordinates for Hopkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.786 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.005 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.328 degrees.