Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hixville:
  • 41.678228, -71.030550
  • 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 Hixville

• 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Since Hixville is near Newport County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Hixville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hixville ...

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.

• Berryman Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Berryman Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Corner
• Fighting Rock Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fighting Rock Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Rock Corner
• Flint Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Inland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Inland Park is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Park
• Kirby Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirby Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Plainville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Rockdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Suburban Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Suburban Park is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
• Summit Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
• University Highlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • University Highlands is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands

How Far From Hixville 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 community such as Hixville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hixville to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'