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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 Fulgham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fulgham 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 Fulgham:
- 36.652768, -88.870320
- 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 Fulgham
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Fulgham is near Graves County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Fulgham
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fulgham ...
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.
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Fancy Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
- Pryorsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Roper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Stubblefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stubblefield is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Fulgham 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 Fulgham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fulgham and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fulgham to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fulgham) 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 Fulgham 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 Fulgham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6528, Longitude: -88.8703 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.129 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.396 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.488 degrees. |
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