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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fulda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fulda and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fulda:
- 38.111444, -86.836103
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Fulda
- 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Since Fulda is near Perry County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fulda
Communities Also Named Fulda ...
We found seven communities that are also named Fulda.
Within Indiana, the name Fulda is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fulda [Lincoln County].
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Fulda [West Feliciana Parish].
- Minnesota
- Murray County
- This Fulda is located in Murray County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fulda that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Fulda.
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Fulda is located in Noble County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fulda that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Fulda.
- Saskatchewan
- This Fulda lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fulda that is located in Spencer County.
- Texas
- Baylor County
- This Fulda is located in Baylor County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fulda that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baylor County community of Fulda.
- Washington
- Klickitat County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Fulda [Klickitat County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fulda ...
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.
- Clay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Lincoln City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Rockport Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Santa Claus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
How Far From Fulda 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 Fulda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fulda and extending to:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fulda to Rockport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fulda 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. |
| <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 Fulda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fulda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fulda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fulda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1114, Longitude: -86.8361 In this case, the coordinates for Fulda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.889 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.173 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.227 degrees. |
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