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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 Hickory Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Corners:
    • 37.994494, -89.002295
    • 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 Hickory Corners
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Hickory Corners is near Jefferson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Hickory Corners

Communities Also Named Hickory Corners ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hickory Corners.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Hickory Corners.

Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Lake County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Lake County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the north of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hickory Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Barry County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Hickory Corners.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hickory Corners.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Tennessee
      • Chester County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Chester County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hickory Corners that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Hickory Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Corners ...

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.

  • Chittyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chittyville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittyville
  • Christopher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman Spur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Freeman Spur has also been known as:
    • Freeman Spur village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <2>
  • Jenkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkins is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Lake Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Creek is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Plumfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plumfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
  • Smothersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
  • Steel City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Steel City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City

How Far From Hickory Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Benton, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hickory Corners to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Corners 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 Hickory Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9945, Longitude: -89.0023       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.27 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.744 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.24 degrees.