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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 Hix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hix 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 Hix:
- 34.462032, -85.971920
- 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 Hix
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Hix is near Jackson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Hix
Communities Also Named Hix ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hix.
Within Alabama, the name Hix is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hix [Phillips County].
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Hix is located in Madison County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the east of the Hix that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hix.
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hix [Clay County].
- Overton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hix [Overton County].
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Hix is located in Burleson County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hix that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Hix.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hix [McDowell County].
- Summers County
- This Hix is located in Summers County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hix that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Hix.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hix ...
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.
- Chigger Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Geraldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Grove Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Guest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Peeks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
- Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
How Far From Hix 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 Hix to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hix once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hix and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hix to Fort Payne, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). 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 581 miles [935 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hix 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hix, 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 Hix 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 Hix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4620, Longitude: -85.9719 In this case, the coordinates for Hix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.228 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.901 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.751 degrees. |
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