Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plantation:
  • 29.837428, -90.892040
  • 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 Plantation

• 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Since Dixie Plantation is near Assumption Parish and also Terrebonne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne 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 Plantation

Communities Also Named Dixie Plantation ...

We found one communities that are also named Dixie Plantation.

Within Louisiana, the name Dixie Plantation is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Dixie Plantation in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Fayette County
    • This Dixie Plantation is located in Fayette County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dixie Plantation that is located in Lafourche Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Dixie Plantation.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Plantation ...

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.

• Chackbay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
• Elmer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Georgia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Himalaya
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
• Little Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Lower Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
• Lowlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lowlands is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowlands
• Madewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Madewood is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madewood
• Rosedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Supreme
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
• Twelve Cedars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
• Woodlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dixie Plantation and extending to:

• Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Dixie Plantation to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 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 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'