Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 India Hook:
  • 35.007649, -81.021529
  • 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 India Hook

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since India Hook is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 India Hook

Curious and Interesting Names Near India Hook ...

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.

• Cedarwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarwood is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Ebenezer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Fairlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fairlawn is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Grey Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grey Rock is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Island View Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Island View Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
• Old Orchid
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Orchid is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
• Pecan Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecan Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shadowbrook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Swan Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Swan Meadows is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
  • Thorns Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Thorns Ferry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry
  • Wintercrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wintercrest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
  • Wood Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood Forest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
  • Woodwind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodwind is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in India Hook and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from India Hook to York, with an average speed<2> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'