Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory
- 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:
- 36.129041, -77.801090
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hickory
- 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Hickory is near Halifax County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hickory ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Hickory.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Hickory.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Hickory.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the west southwest of the Hickory that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Hickory.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hickory.
- Lucas County
- This community is historic and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Hickory.
- Mahoning 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 Ohio community of Hickory [Mahoning County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Forest 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 [Forest County].
- Washington County
- This Hickory is located in Washington County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hickory.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Hickory is located in Chesapeake City and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Hickory.
- Norfolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Hickory [Norfolk City].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Cherry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
- Cherry Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Dukes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Forest Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Gethsemane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Gold Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rock
- Gold Rock is located in Nash County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Rock <5>
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- High Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Nash County
- Little Easonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Easonburg
- Little Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hickory 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1290, Longitude: -77.8011 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory 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 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 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.465 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.675 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.032 degrees. |