Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hood View Tracts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hood View Tracts and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hood View Tracts

• 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 Hood View Tracts:
  • 45.725396, -121.596185
  • 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 Hood View Tracts

• 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 Skamania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skamania County
  • Since Hood View Tracts is near Hood River County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hood River County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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 Hood View Tracts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hood View Tracts ...

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.

• B Z Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
• Carson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carson is located in Skamania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <1>
• Cook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cook is located in Skamania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Dee ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dee is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
• Home Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Home Valley is located in Skamania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Valley
• Hood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hood is located in Skamania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Hood River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hood River is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood River <1>
• Laws Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
• Mountain Brook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Straight Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
• Windmaster Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner

How Far From Hood View Tracts 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 Hood View Tracts to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hood View Tracts and extending to:

• Stevenson, which is the Seat of Skamania County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hood View Tracts to Stevenson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'