Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fearsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fearsville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fearsville

• 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 Fearsville:
  • 36.983923, -87.358135
  • 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 Fearsville

• 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Since Fearsville is near Todd County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Todd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Fearsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fearsville ...

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.

• Apex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Apex is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Carl
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Carl is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Cedar Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Todd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Empire
  • From Fearsville to Empire
• Fruit Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Honey Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Grove is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
• Kelly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kelly is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Todd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pleasant Green Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Green Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Tabernacle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tabernacle is located in Todd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

How Far From Fearsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fearsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fearsville and extending to:

• Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fearsville to Hopkinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'