Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hickory Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hickory Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 35.154697, -89.127384
- 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 Valley
- 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 Hardeman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardeman County
- Since Hickory Valley is near Fayette County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Valley ...
We found five communities that share the name Hickory Valley.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Hickory Valley.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamilton County
- This Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hickory Valley that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hickory Valley.
- Union 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 Tennessee community of Hickory Valley [Union County].
- Hamilton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Hickory Valley is located in Independence County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Valley that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Hickory Valley.
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Valley that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Hickory Valley.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Hickory Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickory Valley that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hickory Valley.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Valley ...
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.
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Hardeman County
- Forty Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Fayette County
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Michigan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Michigan City is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
- Rather
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rogers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Shandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Hardeman County
How Far From Hickory Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Hickory Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Valley and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Hardeman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Valley to Bolivar, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hickory Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1547, Longitude: -89.1274 |
| <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 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 Valley 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Valley 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 315.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.283 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.922 degrees. |