Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fraser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fraser and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fraser
- 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 Fraser:
- 42.125044, -93.973488
- 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 Fraser
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Fraser is near Webster County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Fraser ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fraser.
Within Iowa, the name Fraser is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fraser lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fraser that is located in Boone County.
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Fraser is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fraser that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Fraser.
- Shoshone 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 Fraser [Shoshone County].
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Fraser lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Boone County.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Fraser is located in Delaware County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fraser that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fraser.
- Livingston County
- This Fraser is located in Livingston County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east of the Fraser that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Fraser.
- Ontario
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fraser ...
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.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pilot Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Ridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Wolf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Fraser 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 city such as Fraser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fraser and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Fraser to Des Moines, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fraser. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fraser) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fraser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1250, Longitude: -93.9735 In this case, the coordinates for Fraser 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 Fraser 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'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 Fraser 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 318.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.299 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.72 degrees. |