RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Knox County >> Hickory Woods >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hickory Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woods:
    • 35.884801, -84.198528
    • 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 Woods
  • 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 Woods is near Loudon County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Woods

Communities Also Named Hickory Woods ...

We found six communities that are also named Hickory Woods.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Hickory Woods.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hamilton County
      • This Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hickory Woods that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hickory Woods.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Hickory Woods is located in New Castle County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Woods that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hickory Woods.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hickory Woods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hickory Woods that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hickory Woods.
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Hickory Woods is located in Houston County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south of the Hickory Woods that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Hickory Woods.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickory Woods that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hickory Woods.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Woods that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Hickory Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Woods ...

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.

  • Dixie Lee Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
  • Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ford is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Fox Den
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Den is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Gravelly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
  • Gulf Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
  • Kingsgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsgate is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Plum Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
  • Robinson Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
  • Shady Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Station West
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Station West is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
  • Sweet Briar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
  • Twin Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
  • Williams Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Williams Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
  • Woodland Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace

How Far From Hickory Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Woods and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Woods to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west (W). 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 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 Woods) 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 Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8848, Longitude: -84.1985       In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.209 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.929 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.67 degrees.