Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hickory Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory Springs

• 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 Springs:
  • 32.175989, -92.317919
  • 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 Springs

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Jackson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
  • Since Hickory Springs is near Winn Parish and also Caldwell Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish

• 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 Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Springs ...

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.

• Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chester is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Cooper ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Cotton Plant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
• Cypress
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Gulf Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gulf Crossing is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Crossing
• Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lyons is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Vixen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen

How Far From Hickory Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Springs 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<1> community of Hickory Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hickory Springs and extending to:

• Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Springs to Jonesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'