Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hixon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hixon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hixon
- 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 Hixon:
- 32.545692, -88.224749
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hixon
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Hixon is near Greene County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Marengo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hixon ...
We found six communities that share the name Hixon.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Hixon.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Hixon lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hixon that is located in Sumter County.
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hixon ...
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.
- Brewersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Dove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Dug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hillman Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
- Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
- Intercourse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Lukes Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
- Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
- Moore Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Scratch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scratch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Hill
- Scratch Hill is located in Sumter County
- Standard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Zion Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Hixon 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 Hixon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hixon and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hixon to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hixon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hixon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hixon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5457, Longitude: -88.2247 In this case, the coordinates for Hixon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hixon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hixon 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Hixon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.067 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.062 degrees. |