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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 Hickton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickton 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 Hickton:
- 40.371180, -80.363397
- 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 Hickton
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Hickton is near Allegheny County and also Brooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke 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 Hickton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickton ...
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.
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Candor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cokeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Cork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Eldersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Imperial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Muse Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muse Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
- Noblestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Hickton 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 Hickton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hickton and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickton to Washington, 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hickton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hickton 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 Hickton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3712, Longitude: -80.3634 In this case, the coordinates for Hickton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.615 degrees. |
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