Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fostoria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fostoria and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fostoria
- 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 Fostoria:
- 32.086534, -86.829982
- 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 Fostoria
- 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Since Fostoria is near Dallas County and also Wilcox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox 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
Communities Also Named Fostoria ...
We found seven communities that share the name Fostoria.
Within Alabama, the name Fostoria is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Michigan
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fostoria ...
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.
- Bragg's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Lowndes County
- Farmersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Gordonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hicks Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Hill
- Hicks Hill is located in Lowndes County
- Kings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Mount Willing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Willing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Mount Willing is located in Lowndes County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Pleasant Hill Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Station
- Pleasant Hill Station is located in Dallas County
- Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Swink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Fostoria 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 Fostoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fostoria and extending to:
- Hayneville, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fostoria to Hayneville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fostoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fostoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fostoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0865, Longitude: -86.8300 In this case, the coordinates for Fostoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fostoria 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> | 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. |
| <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 Fostoria 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 313.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.996 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.602 degrees. |