Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hookers Bend:
  • 35.320634, -88.215314
  • 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 Hookers Bend

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Hookers Bend is near Decatur County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Hookers Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hookers Bend ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Centerview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Farmers Union Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Farmers Union Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union Landing
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Mays Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
• Nelsons Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• New Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Point Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Swift
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people

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

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

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Hookers Bend to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'