Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fies:
  • 37.322267, -87.373887
  • 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 Fies

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fies ...

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.

• Earles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Grapevine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grapevine is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Little Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
• Lynn City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
• Oriole
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oriole is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
• Pee Vee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pee Vee is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Vee
• Poplar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Sandy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandy is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies just to the West.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fies to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'