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We found twelve communities that are also named Hiram.
Within Kentucky, the name Hiram is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Cleburne County
This Hiram is located in Cleburne County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Hiram.
Georgia
Paulding County
This Hiram is located in Paulding County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Hiram.
Maine
Oxford County
This Hiram is located in Oxford County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Hiram.
Michigan
Montcalm 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 Michigan community of Hiram [Montcalm County].
Mississippi
Tallahatchie County
This Hiram is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Hiram.
Wilkinson County
This Hiram is located in Wilkinson County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the southwest of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Hiram.
Missouri
Wayne County
This Hiram is located in Wayne County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hiram.
Ohio
Portage County
This Hiram is located in Portage County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Hiram.
Pennsylvania
Fulton County
This Hiram is located in Fulton County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Hiram.
Tennessee
Bedford 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 Tennessee community of Hiram [Bedford County].
Texas
Kaufman County
This Hiram is located in Kaufman County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Hiram.
West Virginia
Barbour County
This Hiram is located in Barbour County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hiram that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hiram.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiram ...
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.
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 Hiram to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hiram and extending to:
Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hiram to Harlan, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hiram) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hiram 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Hiram 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 Hiram. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9665, Longitude: -83.0471 In this case, the coordinates for Hiram have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.529 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.303 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.889 degrees.