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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hickory Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Acres 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 Acres:
    • 38.442617, -75.663817
    • 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 Acres
  • 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Hickory Acres is near Sussex County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Hickory Acres

Communities Also Named Hickory Acres ...

We found three communities that are also named Hickory Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Hickory Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Acres that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hickory Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Acres that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hickory Acres.
      • Pasquotank County
      • This Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southwest of the Hickory Acres that is located in Wicomico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Hickory Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Acres ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crooked Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
  • Elliots Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
  • Foxwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Hebron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hebron Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
  • Holland Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
  • Holly Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Leonard Farm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
  • Packing House Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
  • Poets Colony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
  • Ralphs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ralphs is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rockawalking Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
    • Rolling Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Spring Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Sunset Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Victory Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woods Edge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Acres 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 Hickory Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4426, Longitude: -75.6638       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.118 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.491 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.323 degrees.