Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hicks Corner:
  • 45.048118, -69.097263
  • 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 Hicks Corner

• 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Hicks Corner is near Piscataquis County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Hicks Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicks Corner ...

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.

• Durbin Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
• Earnest Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
• French Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • French Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Gordon Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Knight Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
• Silvers Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
• Spooners Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spooners Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Mill
• Starbirds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds
• Twin Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twin Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook

How Far From Hicks Corner 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 Hicks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hicks Corner and extending to:

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hicks Corner to Bangor, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,910 miles [6,292.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'