Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fiat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fiat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fiat
- 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 Fiat:
- 37.540816, -96.207033
- 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 Fiat
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Fiat is near Greenwood County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Fiat ...
We found two communities that share the name Fiat.
Within Kansas, the name Fiat is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fiat ...
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.
- Cave Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Climax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Coyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Elk Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Falls
- Elk Falls is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Falls <3>
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <3>
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Former name for Howard:
- Howard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <3>
- Neal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Rocky Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
How Far From Fiat 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 Fiat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fiat and extending to:
- Howard, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Fiat to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fiat. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fiat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fiat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5408, Longitude: -96.2070 In this case, the coordinates for Fiat 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 Fiat 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 320.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.198 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.734 degrees. |