Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dixie Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dixie Union and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dixie Union

• 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 Union:
  • 31.339378, -82.463191
  • 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 Union

• 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 Ware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ware County
  • Since Dixie Union is near Pierce County and also Bacon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bacon 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 Union

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Union ...

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.

• Coffee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffee is located in Bacon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
• Crews Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crews Crossing is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Crossing
• Hasty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hasty is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
• Homestead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Homestead is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Stokesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stokesville is located in Atkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Walkersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Walkersville is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
• Waltertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waltertown is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
  • Waltertown has also been known as:
  • Watertown

How Far From Dixie Union 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 Union to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dixie Union and extending to:

• Waycross, which is the Seat of Ware County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dixie Union to Waycross, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'