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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 Dixie Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dixie Crossing 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 Dixie Crossing:
- 40.887111, -121.116357
- 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 Dixie Crossing
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Dixie Crossing is near Shasta County and also Modoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shasta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc 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 Dixie Crossing
Communities Also Named Dixie Crossing ...
We found two communities that are also named Dixie Crossing.
Within California, the name Dixie Crossing is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the east of the Dixie Crossing that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Dixie Crossing.
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dixie Crossing that is located in Lassen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Dixie Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Crossing ...
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.
- Bieber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bieber is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fall River Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Flat ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Flat is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Flat
- Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Leonard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Little Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Valley is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Pumpkin Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sheepshead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sheepshead is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead
- Stonebreaker Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Dixie Crossing 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 Dixie Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dixie Crossing and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dixie Crossing to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,956 miles [12,803.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Dixie Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dixie Crossing 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 Dixie Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8871, Longitude: -121.1164 In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.414 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.367 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.322 degrees. |
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