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35.940137, -80.455056
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We found ten communities that are also named Bixby.
Within North Carolina, the name Bixby is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Los Angeles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bixby [Los Angeles County].
Illinois
Saint Clair County
This Bixby is located in Saint Clair County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Bixby.
Vermilion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bixby [Vermilion County].
Kentucky
Ohio County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bixby [Ohio County].
Minnesota
Steele County
This Bixby is located in Steele County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Bixby.
Missouri
Iron County
This Bixby is located in Iron County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Bixby.
Nebraska
Fillmore County
This Bixby is located in Fillmore County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Bixby.
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
This Bixby is located in Tulsa County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<2> to the west of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Bixby.
South Dakota
Perkins County
This Bixby is located in Perkins County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Bixby.
Texas
Cameron County
This Bixby is located in Cameron County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bixby that is located in Davie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Bixby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bixby ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bixby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bixby and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bixby to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bixby 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bixby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Bixby 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 Bixby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9401, Longitude: -80.4551 In this case, the coordinates for Bixby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.994 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.396 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.135 degrees.