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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 Hicks Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hicks Crossing 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 Hicks Crossing:
    • 35.900087, -83.729064
    • 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 Hicks Crossing
  • 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
    • Since Hicks Crossing is near Knox County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Hicks Crossing

Communities Also Named Hicks Crossing ...

We found two communities that are also named Hicks Crossing.

Within Tennessee, the name Hicks Crossing is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Hicks Crossing is located in Vernon Parish and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hicks Crossing that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Hicks Crossing.
    • Texas
      • San Saba County
      • This Hicks Crossing is located in San Saba County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hicks Crossing that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Hicks Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hicks Crossing ...

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.

  • Gapcreek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gapcreek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
  • Huskey Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
  • Knob Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Oak City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
  • Peters Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Peters Mill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Seven Islands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Islands is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
  • Shooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Shooks Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
  • Union Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Union Valley is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Valley Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

How Far From Hicks Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hicks Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hicks Crossing to Sevierville, with an average speed<2> 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hicks Crossing) 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 Hicks Crossing 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 Hicks Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9001, Longitude: -83.7291       In this case, the coordinates for Hicks Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.927 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.607 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.472 degrees.