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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:
- 33.469891, -94.289222
- 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 Bowie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- Since Hooks is near Little River County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Little River County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Texas, the name Hooks is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hooks that is located in Bowie 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hooks that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Hooks.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Hooks is located in Armstrong County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hooks that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong 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.
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Leary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Red Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Redbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spanish Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Bluff is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Bluff
- Victory City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
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 city 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:
- Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hooks to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 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 things 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: 33.4699, Longitude: -94.2892 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.366 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.458 degrees. |
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