Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hoodtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoodtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hoodtown
- 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 Hoodtown:
- 34.900412, -81.402033
- 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 Hoodtown
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Hoodtown is near Cherokee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Hoodtown ...
We found one communities that share the name Hoodtown.
Within South Carolina, the name Hoodtown is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Hoodtown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoodtown ...
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.
- Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty Spot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
- Beauty Spot is located in York County
- Borax ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Bullock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Cotton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Grove <3>
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Island Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ferry
- Island Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- No Mans Land ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Mans Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Mans Land
- No Mans Land is located in Union County
- Pine Tree ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hoodtown 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 Hoodtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoodtown and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoodtown to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoodtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hoodtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoodtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9004, Longitude: -81.4020 In this case, the coordinates for Hoodtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hoodtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.874 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.817 degrees. |