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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hood River County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
- B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Skamania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <1>
- Cook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Dee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Home Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Valley
- Home Valley is located in Skamania County
- Hood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Skamania County
- Hood River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood River
- Hood River is located in Hood River County (OR)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
- Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Mountain Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Straight Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
- Windmaster Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windmaster Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
- Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County (OR)
How Far From Hood View Tracts to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<3> beginning in Hood View Tracts and extending to:
- Stevenson, which is the Seat of Skamania County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hood View Tracts to Stevenson, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hood View Tracts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Skamania County: www.skamaniacounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hood View Tracts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hood View Tracts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7254, Longitude: -121.5962 In this case, the coordinates for Hood View Tracts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hood View Tracts to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.165 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.409 degrees. |