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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 Fredericksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredericksburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fredericksburg:
    • 32.022937, -91.976522
    • 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 Fredericksburg
  • 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 Fredericksburg ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Fredericksburg.

Within Louisiana, the name Fredericksburg is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alpine County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Washington County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Iowa
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the north of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fredericksburg [Phillips County].
    • Missouri
      • Gasconade County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the north of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Fredericksburg.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fredericksburg lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Fredericksburg.
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Fredericksburg.
      • Wayne County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Ontario
      • This Fredericksburg lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Fredericksburg.
      • Blair County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Blair County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Fredericksburg.
      • Crawford County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fredericksburg.
      • Lebanon County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km] to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Texas
      • Gillespie County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Virginia
      • Fredericksburg City
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fredericksburg City community of Fredericksburg.
      • Rockbridge County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Rockbridge County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Caldwell Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Fredericksburg.
      • Spotsylvania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fredericksburg [Spotsylvania County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredericksburg ...

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.

  • Copenhagen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Extension
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Extension have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
  • Fort Necessity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hebert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert
    • Hebert is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Mason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Franklin Parish
  • Pulpwood Spur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulpwood Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpwood Spur
    • Pulpwood Spur is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Roberts Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
    • Roberts Ferry is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Rosefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
    • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish

How Far From Fredericksburg to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Fredericksburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fredericksburg and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Caldwell Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fredericksburg to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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 from Point A (ie- Fredericksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredericksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0229, Longitude: -91.9765       In this case, the coordinates for Fredericksburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fredericksburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fredericksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Fredericksburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.727 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.626 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.676 degrees.









 

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