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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hickory Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Hill 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 Hill:
    • 38.287774, -85.567607
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Hill ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Hickory Hill.

Within Kentucky, the name Hickory Hill is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Conway County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Sussex County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Holmes County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Holmes County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the south of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Oconee County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Marion County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Marion County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Charles County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Charles County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Frederick County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Cole County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Cole County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Hickory Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Davie County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Davie County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Henderson County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Oklahoma
      • Osage County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Osage County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Chester County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Chester County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hickory Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Charleston County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Colleton County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Colleton County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Hickory Hill.
      • Hampton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Hickory Hill [Hampton County].
      • York County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in York County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Moore County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Moore County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Texas
      • Camp County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Camp County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Hickory Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hickory Hill [Albemarle County].
      • Roanoke County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hickory Hill.
      • York County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in York County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Hickory Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hickory Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Hill ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
    • Coldstream is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Crossgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
    • Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Goose Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
    • Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Green Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
    • Green Spring is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Griffytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffytown
    • Griffytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Hills and Dales
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
    • Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Manor Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Creek
    • Manor Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Meadow Vale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vale
    • Meadow Vale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Moorland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Plantation
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Plantation is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Thornhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Windy Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
      • Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
    • Woodlawn Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people

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

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

  • Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Hill to Louisville, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2878, Longitude: -85.5676       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Hill 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Hill 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 313.092 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.283 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.61 degrees.









 

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