Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hickorytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickorytown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hickorytown

• 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 Hickorytown:
  • 40.196756, -77.127480
  • 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 Hickorytown

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Hickorytown is near York County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Hickorytown

Communities Also Named Hickorytown ...

We found one communities that are also named Hickorytown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Hickorytown.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Montgomery County
    • This Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hickorytown that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hickorytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickorytown ...

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.

• Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Boiling Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <2>
• Bonny Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Churchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Craighead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
• Drytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Drytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Kingtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
• Locust Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
• Middlesex
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
• Williams Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove

How Far From Hickorytown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hickorytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Hickorytown to Harrisburg, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'