Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hooksburg:
  • 39.583683, -81.783745
  • 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 Hooksburg

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Hooksburg is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Hooksburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooksburg ...

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.

• Beverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <1>
• Cabinville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cabinville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinville
• Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Luke Chute
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Luke Chute is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
• Malta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Malta is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <1>
• Moscow Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
• Relief
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Relief is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Swift
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Swift is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Todds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Todds is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wolf Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

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

• McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hooksburg to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'