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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 Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Hill Estates 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 Hill Estates:
- 37.243206, -77.445262
- 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 Hill Estates
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Hickory Hill Estates is near Petersburg City and also Colonial Heights City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colonial Heights City
- 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 Hill Estates
Communities Also Named Hickory Hill Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Hickory Hill Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Hickory Hill Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Hickory Hill Estates is located in Baltimore County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Hill Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hickory Hill Estates.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Hickory Hill Estates is located in Coffee County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hickory Hill Estates that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Hickory Hill Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Hill Estates ...
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.
- Chestnut Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Field Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Grant Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Rabbit Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- River View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Robertson Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Sandy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Trojan Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Hickory Hill Estates 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 Hickory Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Hill Estates and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Hill Estates to Chesterfield, 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Hill Estates) 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 Hill Estates 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 Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2432, Longitude: -77.4453 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.218 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.56 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.499 degrees. |
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