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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Corners 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 Corners:
    • 40.655918, -76.864140
    • 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 Corners
  • 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Since Hickory Corners is near Snyder County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Corners

Communities Also Named Hickory Corners ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hickory Corners.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Hickory Corners.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Mercer County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hickory Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hickory Corners.
      • Lake County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Lake County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the west northwest of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Barry County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Hickory Corners.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Tennessee
      • Chester County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Chester County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hickory Corners.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Corners that is located in Northumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Hickory Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Corners ...

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.

  • Hebe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hebe is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
  • Independence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locust Grove is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Malta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Matterstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Matterstown is located in Dauphin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matterstown
  • Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Otto is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Pillow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Red Cross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Cross is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
  • Urban
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Urban is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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

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

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Corners to Sunbury, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Corners) 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 Corners 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 Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6559, Longitude: -76.8641       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.452 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.942 degrees.