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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.
- 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:
- 40.932564, -80.002279
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Hickory Corner is near Lawrence County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Pennsylvania, the name Hickory Corner is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, 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 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Corner that is located in Butler 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 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Corner that is located in Butler County.
- 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 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Corner that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hickory Corner.
- Ontario
- This Hickory Corner lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Corner that is located in Butler County.
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.
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Highfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mount Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Muddy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Petersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Junction
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
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:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hickory Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn 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: 40.9326, Longitude: -80.0023 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.565 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.246 degrees. |
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