Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fruitland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fruitland
- 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 Fruitland:
- 41.471423, -90.516801
- 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 Fruitland
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Fruitland is near Scott County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Fruitland ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Fruitland.
Within Illinois, the name Fruitland is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Fruitland is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fruitland.
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Fruitland [Los Angeles County].
- San Diego 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 California community of Fruitland [San Diego County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Chase 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 Fruitland [Chase County].
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Fruitland [Cherokee County].
- Montgomery County
- This Fruitland is located in Montgomery County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fruitland.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- This Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Fruitland.
- Greene County
- This Fruitland is located in Greene County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south southwest of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fruitland.
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Fruitland is located in Henderson County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Fruitland.
- Richmond County
- This Fruitland is located in Richmond County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the southeast of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Fruitland.
- Ontario
- This Fruitland lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fruitland that is located in Rock Island County.
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitland ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County (IA)
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
- Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <4>
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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 Rock Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <4>
- Ginger Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Panorama Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
How Far From Fruitland 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 Fruitland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruitland and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fruitland to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fruitland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rock Island County: www.co.rock-island.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 from Point A (ie- Fruitland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fruitland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4714, Longitude: -90.5168 In this case, the coordinates for Fruitland 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 Fruitland 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 Fruitland 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 316.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.477 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.114 degrees. |