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Communities Also Named Hickory Corner ...

We found five communities that are also named Hickory Corner.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Hickory Corner.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • This Hickory Corner is located in Owen County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • 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 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Hickory Corner.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hickory Corner.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Hickory Corner is located in Butler County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • 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.

  • Delaware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Falconbridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fernhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernhill
  • Ivan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Lobo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
  • Lobo Siding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sable
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
  • Springbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hickory Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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: 43.0053, Longitude: -81.5561    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.948 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.208 degrees.