Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickory Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory Flat
- 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 Flat:
- 37.398437, -83.840834
- 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 Flat
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Hickory Flat is near Owsley County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Owsley County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Flat ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Hickory Flat.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Hickory Flat.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Simpson County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Hickory Flat.
- Simpson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers 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 Alabama community of Hickory Flat [Chambers County].
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Johnson County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hickory Flat.
- White County
- This Hickory Flat is located in White County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the west southwest of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Hickory Flat.
- Georgia
- Banks 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 Georgia community of Hickory Flat [Banks County].
- Cherokee County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hickory Flat.
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Benton County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hickory Flat.
- Chickasaw County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hickory Flat [Chickasaw County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Hickory Flat [Anderson County].
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hickory Flat.
- Virginia
- Carroll County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hickory Flat that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hickory Flat.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Flat ...
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.
- Blake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Elias
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Gray Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Herd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Island City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Mildred
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sourwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sturgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Travellers Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travellers Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Vine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Hickory Flat 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 Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Flat and extending to:
- McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hickory Flat to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3984, Longitude: -83.8408 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Flat 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 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 Hickory Flat 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hickory Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hickory Flat 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 312.014 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.921 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.103 degrees. |