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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 Hickman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickman 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 Hickman:
- 37.020850, -79.980194
- 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 Hickman
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Hickman is near Floyd County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Hickman
Communities Also Named Hickman ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Hickman.
Within Virginia, the name Hickman is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Hickman is located in Mississippi County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Hickman.
- California
- Stanislaus County
- This Hickman is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Hickman.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Hickman is located in Kent County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hickman.
- Illinois
- Iroquois County
- This Hickman is located in Iroquois County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Hickman.
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Hickman [Cherokee County].
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hickman [Greenwood County].
- Kentucky
- Fulton County
- This Hickman is located in Fulton County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Hickman.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Hickman is located in Caroline County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hickman.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Hickman is located in Stoddard County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the west of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Hickman.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This Hickman is located in Lancaster County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Hickman.
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Hickman.
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This Hickman is located in Licking County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Hickman.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Hickman is located in Allegheny County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the north of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hickman.
- Fayette 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 Hickman [Fayette County].
- South Carolina
- Horry 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 South Carolina community of Hickman [Horry County].
- Tennessee
- Smith County
- This Hickman is located in Smith County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickman that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Hickman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickman ...
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.
- Burnt Chimney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Hay Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Run
- Helm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Henry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
- Red Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Valley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Hickman 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 community such as Hickman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickman and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hickman to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hickman) 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 Hickman 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> | 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 Hickman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hickman 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 Hickman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0209, Longitude: -79.9802 In this case, the coordinates for Hickman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.22 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.60 degrees. |
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