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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hico:
    • 36.190359, -94.541052
    • 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 Hico
  • 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Since Hico is near Delaware County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Hico

Communities Also Named Hico ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hico.

Within Arkansas, the name Hico is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hico [Douglas County].
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • This Hico is located in Calloway County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the east of the Hico that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Hico.
    • Louisiana
      • Lincoln Parish
      • This Hico is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hico that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Hico.
    • Missouri
      • Dallas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hico [Dallas County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Hico [Cleveland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Hico is located in Carroll County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the east of the Hico that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hico.
    • Texas
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hico is located in Hamilton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hico that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hico.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Hico is located in Fayette County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hico that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hico.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hico ...

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.

  • Chambers Spring ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chambers Spring is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Spring
  • Cherokee City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee City is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
  • Cross Roads ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Dawn Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawn Hill is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Hill
  • Dripping Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Lake Frances
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Frances is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frances
  • Lone Elm ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Elm is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Martin is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Springtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Springtown is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Trident
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Trident is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
  • Twin Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Twin Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Hico 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 Hico to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hico and extending to:

  • Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hico to Bentonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hico 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hico to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1904, Longitude: -94.5411       In this case, the coordinates for Hico have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.795 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.159 degrees.