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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 Hickory Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Corner 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 Hickory Corner:
    • 40.272054, -74.556543
    • 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 Hickory Corner
  • 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Since Hickory Corner is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Hickory Corner

Communities Also Named Hickory Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Hickory Corner.

Within New Jersey, the name Hickory Corner is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • This Hickory Corner is located in Owen County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Hickory Corner.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Hickory Corner.
    • Ontario
      • This Hickory Corner lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Corner that is located in Mercer County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Hickory Corner is located in Butler County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Corner that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hickory Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Corner ...

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.

  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clearbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Dutch Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Fair Play
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Play is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Grovers Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
  • Half Acre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
  • Locust Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
  • Pages Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Post Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Post Corner is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
    • Quaker Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
    • Robbinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
    • Robinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
    • Twin Rivers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
    • Union Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Hickory Corner 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 Hickory Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Corner to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Corner) 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 Hickory Corner 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 Hickory Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2721, Longitude: -74.5565       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.314 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.868 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.097 degrees.