Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hix Mill Ford:
  • 35.406742, -86.426382
  • 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 Hix Mill Ford

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Hix Mill Ford is near Moore County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Hix Mill Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hix Mill Ford ...

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.

• Bottle Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
• Chestnut Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Countyline
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Countyline is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
• Cow Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cow Ford is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Ford
• Flat Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Raysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Raysville is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Roseville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Temple Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Ford is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Ford
• Willow Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Hix Mill Ford 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 Hix Mill Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hix Mill Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'