Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fredonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fredonia
- 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 Fredonia:
- 34.818929, -91.410309
- 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 Fredonia
- 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 Prairie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prairie County
- Since Fredonia is near Monroe County and also Woodruff County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Woodruff 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 Fredonia ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Fredonia.
Within Arkansas, the name Fredonia is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fredonia [Allen County].
- Wilson County
- This Fredonia is located in Wilson County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Fredonia.
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Fredonia is located in Coffee County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Fredonia.
- Haywood County
- This Fredonia is located in Haywood County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Fredonia.
- Montgomery County
- This Fredonia is located in Montgomery County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east northeast of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fredonia.
- Sequatchie County
- This Fredonia is located in Sequatchie County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Fredonia.
- Texas
- Gregg County
- This Fredonia is located in Gregg County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Fredonia.
- Mason County
- This Fredonia is located in Mason County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west southwest of the Fredonia that is located in Prairie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fredonia.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredonia ...
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.
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Fourmile Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Fourmile Corner is located in Prairie County
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Prairie County
- Harrys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Little Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Park Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Park Grove is located in Monroe County
- Peppers Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Lake
- Peppers Lake is located in Prairie County
- Peppers Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
- Peppers Landing is located in Prairie County
- Sand Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Spear ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Stoops ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Fredonia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Fredonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fredonia and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Fredonia to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fredonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8189, Longitude: -91.4103 In this case, the coordinates for Fredonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Fredonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Fredonia 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Fredonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.887 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.977 degrees. |