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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dixie Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dixie Crossing 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 Crossing:
    • 33.928211, -80.555641
    • 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 Crossing
  • 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Since Dixie Crossing is near Richland County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Dixie Crossing

Communities Also Named Dixie Crossing ...

We found two communities that are also named Dixie Crossing.

Within South Carolina, the name Dixie Crossing is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Lassen County
      • This Dixie Crossing is located in Lassen County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dixie Crossing that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Dixie Crossing.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dixie Crossing that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Dixie Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Crossing ...

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.

  • Catchall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Cherryvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Ellerbees Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
  • Foxville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foxville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Hearthstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hillcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Malta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Rainbow Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
  • Sanders Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Starks Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Starks Ferry is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Ferry
  • Summer View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Summer View is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
  • Twin Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Winter Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

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

  • Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dixie Crossing to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dixie Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Crossing 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 Dixie Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9282, Longitude: -80.5556       In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.05 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.168 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.772 degrees.