Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hicks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hicks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hicks
- 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 Hicks:
- 41.706433, -86.569186
- 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 Hicks
- 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 LaPorte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Since Hicks is near Saint Joseph County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- eBird sighting report for Berrien 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 Hicks ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Hicks.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Hicks.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Hicks is located in Calhoun County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the south of the Hicks that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hicks.
- Cleburne 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 Alabama community of Hicks [Cleburne County].
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Hicks is located in Little River County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hicks that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Hicks.
- Phillips County
- This Hicks is located in Phillips County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the south southwest of the Hicks that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Hicks.
- Washington County
- This Hicks is located in Washington County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km] to the southwest of the Hicks that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hicks.
- British Columbia
- This Hicks lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hicks that is located in LaPorte County.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Lee County
- This Hicks is located in Lee County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hicks that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hicks.
- Tarrant 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 Texas community of Hicks [Tarrant County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicks ...
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.
- Bakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Chain-O-Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County
- Fish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gordon Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hooks Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rolling Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Prairie <4>
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <4>
- Union Pier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
- Union Pier is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <4>
How Far From Hicks 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 Hicks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hicks and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hicks to La Porte, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south (S). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hicks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hicks 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hicks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hicks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7064, Longitude: -86.5692 In this case, the coordinates for Hicks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hicks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.508 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.094 degrees. |