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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 Hicklin Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hicklin Crossing 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 Hicklin Crossing:
    • 34.790975, -81.048137
    • 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 Hicklin Crossing
  • 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Since Hicklin Crossing is near York County and also Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Hicklin Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicklin Crossing ...

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.

  • Eureka Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
  • Flint Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flint Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fudges ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fudges is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Indian Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Indian Ferry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
  • Leslie Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie Woods is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
  • Lesslie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesslie is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
  • Lewis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lewis is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewisville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Quail Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quail Run is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Red Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Red Oaks is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Richburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rodman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rodman is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Stringfellow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringfellow is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow
    • Tip Top ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tip Top is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Whispering Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Hills is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Hicklin Crossing 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 Hicklin Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hicklin Crossing and extending to:

  • Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hicklin Crossing to Chester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 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 '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- Hicklin Crossing) 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 Hicklin Crossing 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 Hicklin Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7910, Longitude: -81.0481       In this case, the coordinates for Hicklin Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.338 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.624 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.711 degrees.