Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nixon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nixon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nixon
- 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 Nixon:
- 34.287025, -88.971742
- 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 Nixon
- 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 Pontotoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Since Nixon is near Union County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nixon ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Nixon.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Nixon.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Nixon.
- Washoe County
- This Nixon is located in Washoe County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nixon that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Nixon.
- New Brunswick
- This Nixon lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Nixon that is located in Pontotoc County.
- New Jersey
- Ontario
- This Nixon lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<2> to the northeast of the Nixon that is located in Pontotoc County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Nixon is located in Butler County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Nixon that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Nixon.
- Susquehanna County
- This Nixon is located in Susquehanna County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km] to the northeast of the Nixon that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Nixon.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nixon ...
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.
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Endville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fawn Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Meadows
- Fawn Meadows is located in Pontotoc County
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Pontotoc County
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - New Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Union County
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Pontotoc County
- Possum Trot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Rough Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Pontotoc County
- Turnpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Nixon 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 Nixon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nixon and extending to:
- Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nixon to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nixon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Nixon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nixon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nixon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2870, Longitude: -88.9717 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nixon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Nixon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.986 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.031 degrees. |