Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hicksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hicksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hicksville
- 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 Hicksville:
- 41.293129, -84.762480
- 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 Hicksville
- 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 Defiance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Defiance County
- Since Hicksville is near DeKalb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Hicksville ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Hicksville.
Within Ohio, the name Hicksville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- This Hicksville is located in Phillips County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Hicksville.
- White 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 Arkansas community of Hicksville [White County].
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Hicksville is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Hicksville.
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Hicksville is located in Graves County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Hicksville.
- Lawrence 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 Kentucky community of Hicksville [Lawrence County].
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Hicksville [Bristol County].
- New Brunswick
- This Hicksville lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Hicksville is located in Nassau County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Hicksville.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hicksville [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hicksville [Rutherford County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Hicksville is located in Armstrong County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Hicksville.
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- This Hicksville is located in Madison County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hicksville.
- Virginia
- Bland County
- This Hicksville is located in Bland County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hicksville that is located in Defiance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Hicksville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicksville ...
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.
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Clarksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Defiance County
- Farmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Allen County (IN)
- Halls Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Halls Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
- Link ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mark Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Center
- Mark Center is located in Defiance County
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Six Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Defiance County
How Far From Hicksville 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 village such as Hicksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hicksville and extending to:
- Defiance, which is the Seat of Defiance County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hicksville to Defiance, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hicksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hicksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hicksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2931, Longitude: -84.7625 |
| <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 Hicksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Hicksville 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. |
| <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 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 Hicksville 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 312.565 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.116 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.348 degrees. |