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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.
- 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:
- 42.466131, -88.017025
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Hickory Corners is near Kenosha County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 ...
- Franklin County
- This Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hickory Corners.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Hickory Corners is located in Barry County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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 589 miles [947.9 km] to the east of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hickory Corners that is located in Lake 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.
- Channel Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Fox Lake Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Grass Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Lake Catherine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Liberty Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Loon Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Old Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pikeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Round Lake Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Third Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Venetian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
How Far From Hickory Corners 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 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:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Corners to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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: 42.4661, Longitude: -88.0170 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 314.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.587 degrees. |
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