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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 Hix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hix and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 37.730119, -80.819530
- 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
- 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
- Since Hix is near Raleigh County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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
Communities Also Named Hix ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hix.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Hix.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- McDowell County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hix [McDowell County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hix [DeKalb County].
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hix [Phillips County].
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Hix is located in Madison County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hix that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hix.
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hix [Clay County].
- Overton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hix [Overton County].
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Hix is located in Burleson County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hix that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Hix.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hix ...
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.
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Claypool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claypool is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Elton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Grahams Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Grassy Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Green Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lockbridge is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
- Meadow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Packs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Ramp
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ramp is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramp
- Sandstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tina ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
How Far From Hix 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hix and extending to:
- Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hix to Charleston, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Hix 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. |
| <3> | 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- Hix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hix 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 Hix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7301, Longitude: -80.8195 In this case, the coordinates for Hix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.184 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.876 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.717 degrees. |
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