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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Hills 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 Hills:
- 35.911192, -84.025743
- 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 Hills
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Hickory Hills is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Hickory Hills ...
We found 34 communities that are also named Hickory Hills.
There are seven communities within Tennessee that are also named Hickory Hills.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bradley County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hickory Hills.
- Cumberland County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hickory Hills.
- Greene County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Greene County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hickory Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hickory Hills.
- Rutherford County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Hickory Hills.
- White County
- This Hickory Hills is located in White County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Hickory Hills.
- Williamson County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hickory Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Hickory Hills.
- Limestone County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Limestone County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Hickory Hills.
- Morgan County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Hickory Hills.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hickory Hills.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Hickory Hills.
- Gwinnett County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Hickory Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Cook County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hickory Hills.
- Henry County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Henry County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the northwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Hickory Hills.
- Lake County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Lake County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the north northwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hickory Hills.
- Indiana
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hickory Hills [Grant County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Hickory Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hickory Hills.
- Calvert County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hickory Hills.
- Harford County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Harford County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hickory Hills.
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hickory Hills.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Dutchess County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Hickory Hills.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Hickory Hills.
- Lenoir County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the east of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Hickory Hills.
- Wake County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Wake County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hickory Hills.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Athens County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Hickory Hills.
- Williams County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Williams County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the north of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Hickory Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hickory Hills [Bucks County].
- Luzerne County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hickory Hills.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hickory Hills.
- Virginia
- Radford City
- This Hickory Hills is located in Radford City and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Hickory Hills.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Hickory Hills.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Hickory Hills is located in Dane County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Hills that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Hickory Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Hills ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Echo Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Fox Fire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Fire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Fox Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Galewood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gulfwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lyons View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons View is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Pine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverbend is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rocky Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Suburban Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Ten Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Hickory Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Hills and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hickory Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hills 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. |
| <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 Hickory Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9112, Longitude: -84.0257 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.591 degrees. |
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