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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 Hicks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hicks and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 37.922553, -89.995389
- 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
- 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- Since Hicks is near Randolph County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Communities Also Named Hicks ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Hicks.
Within Missouri, the name Hicks is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Hicks is located in Calhoun County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hicks.
- Cleburne 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 Alabama community of Hicks [Cleburne County].
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Hicks is located in Little River County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Hicks.
- Phillips County
- This Hicks is located in Phillips County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the south southwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Hicks.
- Washington County
- This Hicks is located in Washington County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hicks.
- British Columbia
- This Hicks lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Hicks is located in Macon County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Hicks.
- Illinois
- Hardin County
- This Hicks is located in Hardin County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Hicks.
- Indiana
- Jefferson 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 Indiana community of Hicks [Jefferson County].
- LaPorte County
- This Hicks is located in LaPorte County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Hicks.
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Hicks is located in Black Hawk County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Hicks.
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Hicks is located in Vernon Parish and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Hicks.
- Michigan
- Oscoda 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 Hicks [Oscoda County].
- Mississippi
- Jefferson 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 Mississippi community of Hicks [Jefferson County].
- New York
- Chemung County
- This Hicks is located in Chemung County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Hicks.
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Hicks is located in Warren County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hicks.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb 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 Hicks [DeKalb County].
- Texas
- Lee County
- This Hicks is located in Lee County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hicks that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hicks.
- Tarrant 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 Texas community of Hicks [Tarrant County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicks ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Copper Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
- Diamond Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Cross is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cross
- Dozaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lithium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- New Bourbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
- Quarry Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Roots
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roots is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
How Far From Hicks 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hicks and extending to:
- Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hicks to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hicks) 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 Hicks 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 Hicks 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 Hicks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9226, Longitude: -89.9954 In this case, the coordinates for Hicks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.911 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.472 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.714 degrees. |
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