RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Webster Parish >> Dixie Inn >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Louisiana


The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana







Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Inn:
    • 32.596937, -93.331314
    • 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 Dixie Inn
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Inn ...

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.

  • Goodwill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Goodwill is located in Webster Parish
  • Grim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim
    • Grim is located in Webster Parish
  • Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Webster Parish
  • Leslie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Bossier Parish
  • Long Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Springs
    • Long Springs is located in Webster Parish
  • Nine Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
    • Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
  • Petes Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
    • Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
  • Yellow Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish

How Far From Dixie Inn to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Dixie Inn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dixie Inn and extending to:

  • Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dixie Inn to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dixie Inn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixie Inn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dixie Inn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5969, Longitude: -93.3313       In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Inn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Inn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.65 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.779 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.164 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024