Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dixie Lee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dixie Lee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dixie Lee
- 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 Lee:
- 35.043413, -85.686081
- 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 Dixie Lee
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Dixie Lee is near Jackson County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Dade 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dixie Lee ...
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.
- Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Glover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
- Glover Hill is located in Marion County
- Grahams Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Long Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Nickajack ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pinhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Richard City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellmound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Sweetens Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetens Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetens Cove
- Sweetens Cove is located in Marion County
How Far From Dixie Lee 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 Dixie Lee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dixie Lee and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Dixie Lee to Nashville, 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 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dixie Lee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixie Lee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dixie Lee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0434, Longitude: -85.6861 In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Lee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dixie Lee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.813 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.497 degrees. |