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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 Hickorytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickorytown 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 Hickorytown:
- 40.113443, -75.284347
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hickorytown is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 ...
- Cumberland County
- This Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickorytown that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland 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.
- Black Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Blue Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cold Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Far-A-Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hughes Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Ivy Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Joshua Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Marble Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meadow Wick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mermaid Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Swedeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Townline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Valley Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Village Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Hickorytown 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 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:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hickorytown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickorytown) 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 Hickorytown 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 Hickorytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1134, Longitude: -75.2843 In this case, the coordinates for Hickorytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.478 degrees. |
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