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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 Fanning, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fanning 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 Fanning:
- 39.834719, -95.161363
- 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 Fanning
- 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 Doniphan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- Since Fanning is near Holt County and also Andrew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew 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 Fanning
Communities Also Named Fanning ...
We found two communities that are also named Fanning.
Within Kansas, the name Fanning is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lamar County
- This Fanning is located in Lamar County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fanning that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Fanning.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Fanning is located in Crawford County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fanning that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fanning.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fanning ...
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.
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Forest City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iowa Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Severance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sparks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
How Far From Fanning 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 community such as Fanning to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fanning and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Doniphan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fanning to Topeka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Fanning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fanning 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 Fanning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8347, Longitude: -95.1614 In this case, the coordinates for Fanning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.81 degrees. |
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