Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fulton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fulton
- 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 Fulton:
- 41.864608, -90.157825
- 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 Fulton
- 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 Whiteside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
- Since Fulton is near Clinton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Fulton ...
We found 43 communities that share the name Fulton.
Within Illinois, the name Fulton is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 41 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Fulton is located in Duval County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Fulton.
- Hillsborough County
- This Fulton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the south southeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fulton.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Fulton is located in Bourbon County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Fulton.
- Finney 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 Fulton [Finney County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Fulton lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Fulton is located in Baltimore City and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Fulton.
- Howard County
- This Fulton is located in Howard County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Fulton.
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Fulton.
- Keweenaw County
- This Fulton is located in Keweenaw County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the north northeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Fulton.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Fulton.
- Hamilton County
- This Fulton is located in Hamilton County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fulton.
- Morrow County
- This Fulton is located in Morrow County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east southeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Fulton.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fulton lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Fulton [Multnomah County].
- Umatilla County
- This Fulton is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Fulton.
- Washington 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 Oregon community of Fulton [Washington County].
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Fulton [Northumberland County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Fulton is located in Westmoreland County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Fulton.
- South Carolina
- Clarendon 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 South Carolina community of Fulton [Clarendon County].
- Marlboro County
- This Fulton is located in Marlboro County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fulton that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Fulton.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fulton ...
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.
- Elk River Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Garden Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Little Oklahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
- Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County
- Lyons
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Ustick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Fulton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fulton and extending to:
- Morrison, which is the Seat of Whiteside County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fulton to Morrison, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fulton: www.cityoffulton.us/
The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fulton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8646, Longitude: -90.1578 In this case, the coordinates for Fulton 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fulton 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 Fulton, 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 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 Fulton 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 316.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.259 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.831 degrees. |