Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fawn River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fawn River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fawn River
- 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 Fawn River:
- 41.781661, -85.342867
- 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 Fawn River
- 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 Saint Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Fawn River is near LaGrange County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange County
- eBird sighting report for Steuben 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fawn River ...
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.
- Breezy Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Beach
- Breezy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Colon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <2>
- Greenfield Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Hatmaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Klingers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nevada Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Sandy Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Star Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Valentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County (IN)
How Far From Fawn River 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 Fawn River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fawn River and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fawn River to Centreville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fawn River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountymi.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fawn River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fawn River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7817, Longitude: -85.3429 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fawn River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.604 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.473 degrees. |