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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 Hickey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickey 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 Hickey:
- 36.098394, -85.705538
- 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 Hickey
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Hickey is near DeKalb County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Hickey
Communities Also Named Hickey ...
We found four communities that are also named Hickey.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Hickey.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Campbell County
- This Hickey is located in Campbell County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickey that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Hickey.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Hickey lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickey that is located in Putnam County.
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Hickey.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Hickey is located in Rusk County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickey that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Hickey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickey ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Buffalo Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Greenmoss Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
- Hillrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillrose is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
- Loves Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
- Rock Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Silver Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
- Williams Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
How Far From Hickey 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 Hickey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickey and extending to:
- Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickey to Cookeville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hickey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hickey 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 Hickey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0984, Longitude: -85.7055 In this case, the coordinates for Hickey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.018 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.246 degrees. |
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