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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Forest 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 Hickory Forest:
- 32.247980, -80.697330
- 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 Forest
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Hickory Forest is near Jasper County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Hickory Forest ...
We found four communities that are also named Hickory Forest.
Within South Carolina, the name Hickory Forest is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hickory Forest.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Hickory Forest.
- Douglas County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hickory Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hickory Forest.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Forest that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Hickory Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Forest ...
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.
- Folly Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Folly Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Field
- Gator Field
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gator Field is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gator Field
- Grasslawn Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grasslawn Beach is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslawn Beach
- Hickory Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Honey Horn Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Indigo Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
- Lands End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lands End is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Lighthouse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lighthouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Landing
- Otter Hole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
- Shelter Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shelter Cove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Windmill Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windmill Harbor is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Harbor
- Wood Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wood Lake is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
How Far From Hickory Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Forest and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Forest to Beaufort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hickory Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2480, Longitude: -80.6973 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.10 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.985 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.288 degrees. |
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