Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fredericksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredericksburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fredericksburg
- 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 Fredericksburg:
- 42.964645, -92.196335
- 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 Fredericksburg
- 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
- Since Fredericksburg is near Fayette County and also Bremer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Bremer 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 Fredericksburg ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Fredericksburg.
Within Iowa, the name Fredericksburg is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Fredericksburg.
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Washington County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fredericksburg.
- Kansas
- 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 Kansas community of Fredericksburg [Phillips County].
- Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Fredericksburg [Caldwell Parish].
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the south of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Fredericksburg.
- New Brunswick
- This Fredericksburg lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Fredericksburg.
- Warren County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Fredericksburg.
- Wayne County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the east southeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fredericksburg.
- Ontario
- This Fredericksburg lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Fredericksburg.
- Blair County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Blair County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Fredericksburg.
- Crawford County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fredericksburg.
- Lebanon County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Fredericksburg.
- Texas
- Gillespie County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Fredericksburg.
- Virginia
- Fredericksburg City
- This Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fredericksburg City community of Fredericksburg.
- Rockbridge County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Rockbridge County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east southeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Chickasaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Fredericksburg.
- Spotsylvania 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 Fredericksburg [Spotsylvania County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredericksburg ...
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.
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Chickasaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Frederika
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hawkeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Little Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Spring Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
- Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
- Tripoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Tripoli is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <5>
How Far From Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fredericksburg and extending to:
- New Hampton, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fredericksburg to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredericksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chickasaw County: www.chickasawcoia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fredericksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredericksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9646, Longitude: -92.1963 In this case, the coordinates for Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fredericksburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.533 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.018 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.592 degrees. |