Hooker Oak
Hooker Oak was an extremely large valley oak tree in Chico, California. Amateur botanist and local socialite Annie Bidwell, whose husband had founded Chico, named the tree in 1887 after English botanist and Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker.
Guythall, Public domain.- Geographical feature
- …lies at an elevation of 266 feet (81 metres)
- Description: Historical valley oak of exceptional size
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chico Community Observatory and Chico Marketplace.
Chico Community Observatory
The Chico Community Observatory, also known as the… Chico Community Observatory is situated 1 mile northeast of Hooker Oak.
Chico Marketplace
Chico Marketplace is an enclosed shopping mall in Chico, California, United States. Chico Marketplace is situated 2 miles south of Hooker Oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chico and Barber.
Richardson Springs
Richardson Springs is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. Richardson Springs is situated 6 miles north of Hooker Oak.
Hooker Oak
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Latitude
39.75988° or 39° 45′ 36″ north
Longitude
-121.79776° or 121° 47′ 52″ west
Open location code
84FWQ652+XV
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In Other Languages
“Hooker Oak” goes by many names.
- German: “Hooker-Eiche”
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Nearby Places
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