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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 Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dixie Gardens 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 Gardens:
- 32.451265, -93.699345
- 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 Gardens
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Since Dixie Gardens is near Bossier Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- 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 Gardens
Communities Also Named Dixie Gardens ...
We found one communities that are also named Dixie Gardens.
Within Louisiana, the name Dixie Gardens is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Dixie Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Dixie Gardens is located in Hillsborough County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dixie Gardens that is located in Caddo Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Dixie Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Gardens ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cut-off Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
- Cynthia Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
- Forest Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Golden Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
- Holly Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- King Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
- Live Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Lucas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pecan Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Swan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Dixie Gardens 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 Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dixie Gardens and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dixie Gardens to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,608 miles [12,243.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixie Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gardens 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 Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4513, Longitude: -93.6993 In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.87 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.342 degrees. |
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