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:
- 41.284514, -91.339385
- 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Since Fredonia is near Muscatine County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Iowa, the name Fredonia is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- 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 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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 418 miles [672.7 km] to the south southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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 401 miles [645.3 km] to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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 516 miles [830.4 km] to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the southwest of the Fredonia that is located in Louisa 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.
- Bard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Conesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <5>
- Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Olds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fredonia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
- Wapello, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fredonia to Wapello, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 41.2845, Longitude: -91.3394 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 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 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'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 Fredonia 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 316.916 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.085 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.573 degrees. |