Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hicksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hicksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hicksville
- 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 Hicksville:
- 38.157186, -82.796875
- 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 Hicksville
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Hicksville is near Carter County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Hicksville ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Hicksville.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Hicksville.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Graves County
- This Hicksville is located in Graves County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Hicksville.
- Graves County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- This Hicksville is located in Phillips County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Hicksville.
- White 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 Arkansas community of Hicksville [White County].
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Hicksville is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Hicksville.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Hicksville [Bristol County].
- New Brunswick
- This Hicksville lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Hicksville is located in Nassau County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Hicksville.
- Queens 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 New York community of Hicksville [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Hicksville [Rutherford County].
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- This Hicksville is located in Defiance County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Hicksville.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Hicksville is located in Armstrong County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Hicksville.
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- This Hicksville is located in Madison County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hicksville.
- Virginia
- Bland County
- This Hicksville is located in Bland County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hicksville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Hicksville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicksville ...
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.
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cherokee Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Deephole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dennis ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Edsel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fallsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Lick Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lawrence County
- Sandy Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Furnace
- Sandy Furnace is located in Boyd County
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
How Far From Hicksville 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 Hicksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hicksville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hicksville and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hicksville to Louisa, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hicksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hicksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1572, Longitude: -82.7969 |
| <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 Hicksville, 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 Hicksville 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> | 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> | 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 Hicksville 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 311.374 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.299 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.428 degrees. |