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 Ridge:
35.223477, -80.719236
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.
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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 24 communities that share the name Hickory Ridge.
Within North Carolina, the name Hickory Ridge is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Shelby County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Shelby County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Hickory Ridge.
Arkansas
Chicot County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Chicot County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Hickory Ridge.
Cross County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the west of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Hickory Ridge.
Pulaski County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the west of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hickory Ridge.
Delaware
Kent County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hickory Ridge.
New Castle County
This Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hickory Ridge.
Sussex County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Sussex County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Hickory Ridge.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Hillsborough County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hickory Ridge.
Georgia
Bibb 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 Georgia community of Hickory Ridge [Bibb County].
Illinois
Hancock 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 Illinois community of Hickory Ridge [Hancock County].
Ogle County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Ogle County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Hickory Ridge.
Indiana
Gibson County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Hickory Ridge.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Hickory Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Hickory Ridge.
Maryland
Charles County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Charles County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hickory Ridge.
Montgomery County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the north northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hickory Ridge.
Queen Anne's County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Hickory Ridge.
Michigan
Oakland County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Hickory Ridge.
Missouri
Cape Girardeau County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Hickory Ridge.
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Hickory Ridge.
Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Hickory Ridge [Northumberland County].
Tennessee
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 Tennessee community of Hickory Ridge [Jefferson County].
Texas
Sabine County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Sabine County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Hickory Ridge.
Virginia
Albemarle County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Hickory Ridge.
Stafford County
This Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the northeast of the Hickory Ridge that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hickory Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Ridge ...
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.
Coventry Woods (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Ridge and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hickory Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2235, Longitude: -80.7192 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ridge 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>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Hickory Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.15 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.471 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.457 degrees.