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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 Fry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fry 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 Fry:
- 34.987068, -84.392689
- 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 Fry
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Fry is near Polk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Fry
Communities Also Named Fry ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Fry.
Within Georgia, the name Fry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Fry is located in Cochise County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Fry.
- Idaho
- Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Fry [Kootenai County].
- Kentucky
- Green County
- This Fry is located in Green County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Fry.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Fry is located in Linn County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Fry.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen 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 Fry [Hamblen County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hamilton County].
- Hawkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fry [Hawkins County].
- Texas
- Brown County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fry [Brown County].
- Virginia
- Henry 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 Virginia community of Fry [Henry County].
- Washington
- Lincoln 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 Washington community of Fry [Lincoln County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Fry [Kanawha County].
- Lincoln County
- This Fry is located in Lincoln County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fry.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This Fry is located in Natrona County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Fry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fry ...
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.
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Chanceytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copperhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingtown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Pierceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Fry 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 Fry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fry and extending to:
- Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fry to Blue Ridge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Fry 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> | 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 Fry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fry 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 Fry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9871, Longitude: -84.3927 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.908 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.982 degrees. |
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