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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 Lickskillet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lickskillet and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lickskillet:
    • 35.047591, -83.281264
    • 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 Lickskillet
  • 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 Lickskillet ...

We found ten communities that share the name Lickskillet.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Lickskillet.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Warren County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Warren County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lickskillet.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Lickskillet.
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Fannin County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Lickskillet.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Logan County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lickskillet.
      • Meade County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Meade County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the northwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Lickskillet.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lickskillet.
      • Putnam County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Putnam County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Lickskillet.
    • Ohio
      • Ross County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Ross County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Lickskillet.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lickskillet [Maury County].
      • Union County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Union County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lickskillet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lickskillet ...

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.

  • Blossomtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossomtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossomtown
    • Blossomtown is located in Macon County
  • Orlando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Orlando is located in Macon County
  • Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Scaly Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shookville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookville
    • Shookville is located in Macon County
  • Sky Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
    • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <4>
  • Three Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Tumblerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumblerville
    • Tumblerville is located in Macon County
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Macon County

How Far From Lickskillet to ...

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 Lickskillet to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lickskillet and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lickskillet to Franklin, with an average speed<5> 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 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/

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 '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- Lickskillet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lickskillet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0476, Longitude: -83.2813       In this case, the coordinates for Lickskillet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Lickskillet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lickskillet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.644 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.159 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.519 degrees.




 

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