Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fern and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fern
- 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 Fern:
- 37.347006, -95.376365
- 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 Fern
- 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 Labette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Labette County
- Since Fern is near Neosho County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Neosho County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Fern ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Fern.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Fern.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Harris 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 Texas community of Fern [Harris County].
- Liberty 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 Texas community of Fern [Liberty County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fern ...
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.
- Cherryvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <4>
- Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Labette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennis <4>
- Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Morehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Mound Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Orchard Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Labette County
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
How Far From Fern 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 Fern to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fern and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Labette County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fern to Oswego, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north (N). 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 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fern. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Labette County: www.labettecounty.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 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 Fern 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fern) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3470, Longitude: -95.3764 In this case, the coordinates for Fern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fern to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.453 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.496 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.364 degrees. |