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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 Hooks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hooks 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 Hooks:
- 40.927286, -79.487822
- 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 Hooks
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Hooks is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Hooks
Communities Also Named Hooks ...
We found three communities that are also named Hooks.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hooks is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This Hooks is located in Russell County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hooks that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Hooks.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Hooks is located in Eagle County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the west of the Hooks that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Hooks.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Hooks is located in Bowie County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hooks that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Hooks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hooks ...
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.
- Catfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Deanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Dee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Distant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Furnace Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Run is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Run
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pine Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sandy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
- Sarah Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spaces Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spaces Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tidal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Walkchalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Wick City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
- Wildcat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wildcat is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Hooks 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 Hooks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hooks and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hooks to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hooks 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 Hooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9273, Longitude: -79.4878 In this case, the coordinates for Hooks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.246 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.013 degrees. |
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