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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 Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Oaks 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 Oaks:
    • 41.696667, -88.141389
    • 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 Oaks
  • 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 Oaks ...

We found one communities that share the name Hickory Oaks.

Within Illinois, the name Hickory Oaks is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Hickory Oaks in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hickory Oaks that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Hickory Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Oaks ...

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.

  • Cider Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
    • Cider Creek is located in Will County
  • Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
    • Crossing is located in Will County
  • Heritage Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
    • Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
  • Indian Boundary
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Boundary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
    • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
  • Indian Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Will County
  • Old Sawmill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sawmill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
    • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
  • Pepper Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
    • Pepper Tree is located in Will County
  • Pheasant Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
    • Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
  • Prairie Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
  • Quail Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
    • Quail Grove is located in Will County
  • River Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
    • River Woods is located in Will County
  • Riverbend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Riverbend is located in Will County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rivermist
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
      • Rivermist is located in Will County
    • Saddle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
      • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
    • Stillwater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Will County
    • Sugar Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
      • Sugar Brook is located in Will County
    • Walnut Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
    • Walnut Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
      • Walnut Woods is located in Will County
    • Wheatland View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
      • Wheatland View is located in Will County
    • Willow Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Will County
    • Woodleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Will County

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Oaks to Joliet, 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6967, Longitude: -88.1414       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.774 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.691 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.871 degrees.









 

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