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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 Mixson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mixson 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 Mixson:
- 31.483831, -85.919388
- 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 Mixson
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Mixson is near Pike County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Mixson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mixson ...
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 Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harpers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpers Ferry is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Honeysuckle Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
- Indigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indigo is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Richburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Rocky Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Head is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shell Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Tabernacle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Valley Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Willow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Mixson 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 Mixson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mixson and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mixson to Elba, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Mixson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mixson 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 Mixson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4838, Longitude: -85.9194 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.376 degrees. |
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