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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 Hickmans Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickmans Crossroads 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 Hickmans Crossroads:
- 34.453224, -78.828634
- 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 Hickmans Crossroads
- 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Since Hickmans Crossroads is near Bladen County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Hickmans Crossroads
Communities Also Named Hickmans Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Hickmans Crossroads.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Hickmans Crossroads.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Brunswick County
- This Hickmans Crossroads is located in Brunswick County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hickmans Crossroads that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Hickmans Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickmans Crossroads ...
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.
- Bird Cage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Butters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Grist
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Peacocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peacocks is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
- Pine Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Piney Forest Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Potters Curve
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
- Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads
How Far From Hickmans Crossroads 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 Hickmans Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickmans Crossroads and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickmans Crossroads to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Hickmans Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hickmans Crossroads 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 Hickmans Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4532, Longitude: -78.8286 In this case, the coordinates for Hickmans Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.08 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.131 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.971 degrees. |
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