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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Point 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 Point:
    • 39.135387, -76.443293
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Hickory Point is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Point

Communities Also Named Hickory Point ...

We found six communities that are also named Hickory Point.

Within Maryland, the name Hickory Point is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Hickory Point is located in Clarke County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Hickory Point.
    • Illinois
      • Woodford County
      • This Hickory Point is located in Woodford County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Hickory Point.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas 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 Kansas community of Hickory Point [Douglas County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort 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 North Carolina community of Hickory Point [Beaufort County].
    • Tennessee
      • Haywood County
      • This Hickory Point is located in Haywood County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Hickory Point.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hickory Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the west southwest of the Hickory Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hickory Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Point ...

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.

  • Chase Wood Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chase Wood Run is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Wood Run
  • Cottage Grove Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cottage Grove Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Beach
  • Creek View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Eagle Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
  • Fairhaven Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairhaven Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Beach
  • Green Gables
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
  • Herons Watch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Herons Watch is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Watch
  • Hunters Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Harbor
  • Lake Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Long Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Paradise Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Paradise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
  • Poplar Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Riding Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
    • Rock Creek Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rock Creek Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
    • Rockview Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rockview Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Beach
    • Rockwood Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwood Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Beach
    • Sanders Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sanders Park is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
    • Surfside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Surfside is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • Tree Tops
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tree Tops is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Tops

How Far From Hickory Point to ...

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 Hickory Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Point to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Hickory Point) 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 Hickory Point 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 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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1354, Longitude: -76.4433       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.524 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.372 degrees.