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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 Fidelio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fidelio 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 Fidelio:
- 36.732824, -87.458621
- 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 Fidelio
- 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 Fidelio is near Montgomery County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Fidelio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fidelio ...
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.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peachers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Peedee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peedee is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
- Ranch Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ranch Hill is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Hill
How Far From Fidelio 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 Fidelio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fidelio and extending to:
- Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fidelio to Hopkinsville, with an average speed<3> 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 174 miles [280 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Fidelio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fidelio 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 Fidelio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7328, Longitude: -87.4586 In this case, the coordinates for Fidelio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.24 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.847 degrees. |
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