Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hood
- 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 Hood:
- 40.360939, -74.962945
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hood
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Hood is near Hunterdon County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hood ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Hood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hood [Claiborne Parish].
- Vernon Parish
- This Hood is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hood that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Hood.
- Maryland
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Hood lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hood that is located in Bucks County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hood ...
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.
- Carversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carversville
- Carversville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carversville <4>
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Cottageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Bucks County
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Bucks County
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <4>
- Lumberville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberville
- Lumberville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberville <4>
- Mechanics Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanics Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Peters Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
- Peters Corner is located in Bucks County
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
- Raven Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
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- Reeder
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Rocktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Ryans Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
- Ryans Corner is located in Bucks County
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Sergeantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Stoopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoopville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoopville
- Stoopville is located in Bucks County
- Reeder
How Far From Hood 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 Hood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hood and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hood to Doylestown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3609, Longitude: -74.9629 In this case, the coordinates for Hood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hood 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. |
| <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 Hood, 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.547 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.145 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.233 degrees. |