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Hooker
Hooker may refer to: People * Hooker (surname) Places Antarctica * Mount Hooker (Antarctica) * Cape Hooker (Antarctica) * Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands) New Zealand * Hooker River * Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps * Hooker Glacier (New Zealand), in the Southern Alps United States * Hooker, California, an unincorporated community * Hooker, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Hooker post office and river branch * Hooker, Missouri, a ghost town * Hooker, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Hooker, Oklahoma, a city * Hooker, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Hooker County, Nebraska * Hooker Township, Dixon County, Nebraska * Hooker Township, Gage County, Nebraska * Hooker Dam, a proposed dam on the Gila River in New Mexico * Hooker Falls, North Carolina * Mount Hooker (Wyoming) Elsewhere * Mount Hooker (Canada), a mountain on the Continental Divide and border between British Columbia and Alberta, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker (surname)
Hooker is a surname, originally indicating someone who made hooks or an agricultural worker who used hooks. Notable people with the surname include: * Amani Hooker (born 1998), American football player *Brad Hooker (born 1957), English philosopher * Cameron Hooker, American man sentenced to prison for 105 years for the kidnapping of Colleen Stan * Charles E. Hooker (1825–1914), U.S. Representative from Mississippi *Dan Hooker, New Zealand mixed martial artist *Destinee Hooker (born 1987), American volleyball player *Earl Hooker (1929–1970), American blues guitarist * Elon Huntington Hooker (1869–1938), American entrepreneur *Evelyn Hooker (1907–1996), American psychologist * Fair Hooker (born 1947), American professional football player * Frank A. Hooker (1844–1911), American jurist * George Hooker (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer * George Hooker (cricketer) (1836–1877), English cricketer *George W. Hooker (1838–1902), American military officer and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker, Oklahoma
Hooker is a city in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,918. It is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Guymon on US Route 54 highway. Toponymy The city name honors local cattle foreman John “Hooker” Threlkeld, who came to the area in 1873. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. The city's motto, referring to the alternative interpretation of its name, is "It's a location, not a vocation". History In 1902, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway laid tracks from Liberal, Kansas southwest through the Hooker area to Texhoma, Texas area. In 1904, the Chicago Townsite Company oversaw the organization and sale of town lots, and the city quickly grew. In 1927 the Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad (BM&E) built an east–west line to Hooker. Geography Hooker is located at (36.861425, −101.213915). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker River
The Hooker River is a river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It flows south from Hooker Lake, the glacier lake of Hooker Glacier, which lies on the southern slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook. After 3 kilometers, it flows through Mueller Glacier Lake, gathering more glacial water, before joining the braided streams of the Tasman River, also an outflow of a glacier lake. Etymology The geographic Hooker items were named by the Canterbury provincial geologist, Julius von Haast, after the English botanist William Jackson Hooker. Description The Hooker River drains both the Hooker and Mueller Glaciers and is the principal ablation outlet for these ice masses. Its water is a milky bluish light grey due to the suspended glacial rock flour in the water. Hooker River along transports of sediment per year. The entire run of Hooker River is within the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and easily accessible, as it flows through the flat Hooker Valley, the main tourism area of the park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker Glacier (New Zealand)
Hooker Glacier is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is not as large as its neighbour, the Tasman Glacier, measuring 11 kilometres (roughly 6–7 miles) in length. Etymology The geographic Hooker items were named by the Canterbury provincial geologist, Julius von Haast, after the English botanist William Jackson Hooker. Description The glacier starts on the south-western slopes of Aoraki/Mount Cook, with its tributaries Sheila Glacier, Empress Glacier, and Noeline Glacier. Hooker Glacier runs south from there until its terminus at Hooker Lake. The glacial water from the lake is the source of the Hooker River, a small tributary of the Tasman River, which flows into Lake Pukaki. One of New Zealand's more accessible glaciers, the glacier and its terminus can be seen clearly from the end of the Hooker Valley Track. This easy walk to the glacier lake is the most popular in the region. For serious trampers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker County, Nebraska
Hooker County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 736. Its county seat is Mullen, which (as of 2019) is the county's only community of substantial size. In the Nebraska license plate system, Hooker County is represented by the prefix 93, because it had the smallest number of registered vehicles out of the state's 93 counties when the licensing system was established in 1922. History Hooker County was formed in 1889 with construction of a line for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad into the territory. It was named for Civil War General Joseph Hooker. Geography The terrain of Hooker County consists of low rolling hills running east–west. The Middle Loup River flows eastward through the upper part of the county. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water. Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3) observe Central Time; the western counties observe Mountain Time. Hooker Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker Island
Hooker Island (russian: остров Гукера; ''Ostrov Gukera'') is one of the central islands of Franz Josef Land. It is located in the central area of the archipelago at . It is administered by the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. History Hooker Island was discovered by the 1880 expedition to Franz Josef Land led by Benjamin Leigh Smith. It was named after British naturalist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker who went with James Clark Ross' expedition on ships ''Erebus'' and ''Terror'' to Antarctica in 1839. Remains of a plesiosaur ''(Peloneustes philarchus)'' have been found in Hooker Island. Caribou antlers have been found as well, suggesting that herds reached here up to about 1,300 years ago during a period where the earth had a warmer climate. Tikhaya Bay was the site of a major base for polar expeditions, and the location of a meteorological station from 1929 to 1963. There is another bay in the south of the island called Zaliv Makarova and another in the east known as Ledn. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker And Brown
Hooker and Brown are two mythical mountains, once reputed to lie on the great Divide of the Canadian Rockies in Jasper National Park, bordering the Athabasca Pass, the old passage for the fur trade. These two peaks were reputed to be the highest mountains in North America at over , and were maintained to be so on maps and atlases, for almost a hundred years, spurring the early mountaineers arriving on the railway (1890) to explore the Rockies and discover features such as the Columbia Icefield. Discovery and Naming David Thompson, a Canadian surveyor, explorer and geographer, first established the route through Athabasca Pass in January 1811 when the Peigan Indians closed Howse Pass to prevent his trading with their rivals, the Kootenay people. Although he mapped the route carefully, Thompson was not interested in mountains and did not name or note them in his journals. His journey joined with the Columbia river and the trail became the premier trade passage over the Rockies until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hooker (Wyoming)
Mount Hooker () is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Hooker was named for Joseph Dalton Hooker, the prominent 19th-century British botanist and explorer. The north and east slopes of Mount Hooker present some of the tallest and steepest vertical cliffs in Wyoming, and the peak is also remote, being more than from a road. The formidable north face of Mount Hooker was first climbed in 1964 by Yosemite Valley climber Royal Robbins, along with Dick McCracken and Charlie Raymond, who took over three days to scale the cliff face. In 2013, a team free climbed one pitch rated at , grade VI during a multiple-day ascent requiring five other pitches rated above 5.12. Hazards Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range. There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures. Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental death An accidental death is an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker Falls
{{Infobox waterfall , photo = HookerFalls.JPG , photo_caption = Hooker Falls, Mar 2007 , name = Hooker Falls , location = DuPont State Forest, Transylvania County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina , type = Block, Cascade , height = {{Convert, 14, ft, m, 0, abbr=on , drop = , number_drops = 2 , flow = , coords = {{coord, 35.202110, -82.623752 Hooker Falls is a 14-foot (3 m) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest, southeast of Brevard, North Carolina. Geology Hooker Falls flows on the Little River through the DuPont State Forest. It is one of 4 major waterfalls on the Little River in this area, the others being High Falls, Triple Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. History Hooker Falls has been known for years to local residents and was named for Edmund Hooker, who operated a mill below the falls in the late 1800s. At the time, it was named Mill Shoals Falls.Kevin Adams, ''North Carolina Waterfalls'', p. 258 The Falls can be seen in movies like ''Last of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hooker (Canada)
Mount Hooker is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1827 by David Douglas after William Jackson Hooker. Until the turn of the century, Mount Hooker and the nearby Mount Brown were thought to be the highest mountains in the Canadian Rockies (see Hooker and Brown). See also *List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References Three-thousanders of Alberta Three-thousanders of British Columbia Canadian Rockies {{FraserFortGeorge-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway Hooker
The Galway hooker (''Irish'': ''húicéir'') is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there. It is identified by its sharp, clean entry, bluff bow, marked tumblehome and raked transom. Its sail plan consists of a single mast with a main sail and two foresails. Traditionally, the boat is black (being coated in pitch) and the sails are a dark red-brown. From the late 20th century, there has been a revival of and renewed interest in the Galway hooker, and the boats are still being constructed. The festival of ''Cruinniú na mBád'' is held each year, when boats race across Galway Bay from Connemara to Kinvara on the border between County Galway and County Clare. Classes of Galway hooker The hooker refers to four classes of boats. All are named in Irish. The ''Bád Mór'' (big boat) ranges in length from 10.5 to 13.5 metres (35 to 44 feet). The smaller ''Leathbhád'' (half-boat) is about 10 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker (rugby League)
Hooker is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Usually wearing jersey or shirt number 9, the hooker is one of the team's forwards. During scrums the hooker plays in the front row, and the position's name comes from their role of 'hooking' or 'raking' the ball back with the foot. For this reason the hooker is sometimes referred to in Australia as the rake. Hookers have a great deal of contact with the ball, as they usually play the role of acting halfback or dummy half, picking the ball up from the play-the-ball that follows a tackle. Hookers therefore have much responsibility in that they then decide what to do with the ball, whether that be to pass it (and to whom), run with it, or occasionally to kick it. Therefore, together with the two halves and , hooker is one of the four key positions that make up what is sometimes called a team's 'spine'. A trend of halves converting into hookers followed the introduction of the 10 metre rule, and many players have switche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
