Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hoop Creek:
  • 36.521752, -83.419348
  • 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 Hoop Creek

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Hoop Creek is near Hancock County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Hoop Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoop Creek ...

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.

• Big Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Cave Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard Quarter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Howard Quarter is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Quarter
• Martin Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Creek
• Mason Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
• Murphy Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Yellow Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Hoop Creek 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 Hoop Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoop Creek to Tazewell, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'