Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickory Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory Flat
- 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 Flat:
- 35.822844, -88.591165
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hickory Flat
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Hickory Flat is near Henderson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hickory Flat ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Hickory Flat.
Within Tennessee, the name Hickory Flat is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hickory Flat [Chambers County].
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Johnson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the west of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hickory Flat.
- White County
- This Hickory Flat is located in White County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Hickory Flat.
- Georgia
- Banks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hickory Flat [Banks County].
- Cherokee County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hickory Flat.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hickory Flat.
- Simpson County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Hickory Flat.
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Benton County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hickory Flat.
- Chickasaw County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hickory Flat [Chickasaw County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Hickory Flat [Anderson County].
- Virginia
- Carroll County
- This Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the east of the Hickory Flat that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hickory Flat.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Flat ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Henderson County
- Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Law
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Spain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Hickory Flat 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 Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Flat and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Flat to Huntingdon, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hickory Flat could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Hickory Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8228, Longitude: -88.5912 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Hickory Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.91 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.03 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.548 degrees. |