Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickory Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory Point
- 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 Point:
- 40.777259, -89.418145
- 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 Point
- 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Since Hickory Point is near Tazewell County and also Peoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for Peoria 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 Point ...
We found six communities that share the name Hickory Point.
Within Illinois, the name Hickory Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Hickory Point is located in Clarke County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hickory Point that is located in Woodford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Hickory Point.
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Hickory Point [Douglas County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hickory Point is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Point that is located in Woodford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hickory Point.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort 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 North Carolina community of Hickory Point [Beaufort County].
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Hickory Point is located in Haywood County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Point that is located in Woodford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Hickory Point.
- Montgomery County
- This Hickory Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south southeast of the Hickory Point that is located in Woodford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hickory Point.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Point ...
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.
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
- Farmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Harvard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Long Shore Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Shore Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shore Park
- Long Shore Park is located in Peoria County
- Low Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <4>
- Spring Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Sunnyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunnyland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Sunnyland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyland <4>
How Far From Hickory Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Point and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Point to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7773, Longitude: -89.4181 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Point 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 Point 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.616 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.525 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.748 degrees. |