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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Corner 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 Corner:
- 37.587277, -86.533593
- 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 Corner
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Hickory Corner is near Breckinridge County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Corner
Communities Also Named Hickory Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Hickory Corner.
Within Kentucky, the name Hickory Corner is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Owen County
- This Hickory Corner is located in Owen County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Corner that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Hickory Corner.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Corner that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hickory Corner.
- Ontario
- This Hickory Corner lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Corner that is located in Grayson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Hickory Corner is located in Butler County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Corner that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hickory Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Corner ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cobblers Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
- Falling Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Falls-of-Rough
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Horn Back Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Indian Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Pine Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Knob is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Post
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Post is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Rockvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
How Far From Hickory Corner 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 Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Corner and extending to:
- Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Corner to Leitchfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 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 Corner) 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 Corner 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 Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5873, Longitude: -86.5336 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.686 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.227 degrees. |
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