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Communities Also Named Hixon ...
We found six communities that share the name Hixon.
Within British Columbia, the name Hixon is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Hixon is located in Monroe County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hixon.
- Sumter County
- This Hixon is located in Sumter County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hixon.
- Minnesota
- Polk County
- This Hixon is located in Polk County and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hixon.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Hixon.
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Hixon is located in Grundy County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Hixon.
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hixon [Oneida County].
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.
- Cinema
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinema came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinema
- Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Moose Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Stoner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Ten Mile Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake
- Woodpecker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodpecker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpecker
How Far From Hixon 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 Hixon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hixon and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hixon to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 53.4000, Longitude: -122.5667 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 341.245 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.156 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.343 degrees. |
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