Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickory Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory Valley
- 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 Hickory Valley:
- 35.895907, -91.556526
- 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 Hickory Valley
- 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Independence County
- Since Hickory Valley is near Sharp County and also Izard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sharp County
- eBird sighting report for Izard 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
Communities Also Named Hickory Valley ...
We found five communities that share the name Hickory Valley.
Within Arkansas, the name Hickory Valley is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Valley that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Hickory Valley.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Valley that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hickory Valley.
- Hardeman County
- This Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast of the Hickory Valley that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Hickory Valley.
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hickory Valley [Union County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Hickory Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Valley that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hickory Valley.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Valley ...
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.
- Amateur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cave City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Cave City is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Limedale Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limedale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
- Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Meadow Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
- Quail Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Independence County
- Sandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sharp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Independence County
How Far From Hickory Valley 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 Hickory Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Valley and extending to:
- Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Valley to Batesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8959, Longitude: -91.5565 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hickory Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hickory Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.807 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.235 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.844 degrees. |