Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Dixie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Dixie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Dixie
- 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 Little Dixie:
- 35.007261, -91.364682
- 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 Little Dixie
- 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 Prairie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prairie County
- Since Little Dixie is near Woodruff County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woodruff County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Little Dixie ...
We found two communities that share the name Little Dixie.
Within Arkansas, the name Little Dixie is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Little Dixie [Kern County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Little Dixie is located in Pike County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Little Dixie that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Little Dixie.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Dixie ...
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.
- Casey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cotton Plant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Plant <4>
- Cow Mound ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Four Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Woodruff County
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Harrys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Kramer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Woodruff County
How Far From Little Dixie 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 Little Dixie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Dixie and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Little Dixie to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Dixie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Little Dixie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Little Dixie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Dixie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0073, Longitude: -91.3647 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Little Dixie 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 316.617 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.895 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.923 degrees. |