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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 Fellsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fellsburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fellsburg:
    • 37.811960, -99.175387
    • 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 Fellsburg
  • 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 Fellsburg ...

We found one communities that share the name Fellsburg.

Within Kansas, the name Fellsburg is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Fellsburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Fellsburg is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fellsburg that is located in Edwards County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Fellsburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fellsburg ...

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.

  • Centerview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Centerview is located in Edwards County
  • Coats
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Pratt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Hopewell ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Pratt County
  • Joy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Joy is located in Kiowa County
  • Lewis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <3>
  • Macksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Radium
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Radium is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Springvale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Springvale is located in Pratt County
    • Springvale has also been known as:
    • Springdale

How Far From Fellsburg 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 Fellsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fellsburg and extending to:

  • Kinsley, which is the Seat of Edwards County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fellsburg to Kinsley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fellsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Fellsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fellsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8120, Longitude: -99.1754       In this case, the coordinates for Fellsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fellsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.125 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.667 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.163 degrees.









 

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