Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fabius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fabius and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fabius
- 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 Fabius:
- 40.288649, -92.137959
- 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 Fabius
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Fabius is near Scotland County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scotland County
- eBird sighting report for Adair 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
Communities Also Named Fabius ...
We found four communities that share the name Fabius.
Within Missouri, the name Fabius is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Michigan
- New York
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fabius ...
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.
- Bible Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Edina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hazelville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
- Hazelville is located in Knox County
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pleasant Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Sand Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Fabius 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 Fabius to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fabius and extending to:
- Edina, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fabius to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fabius. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fabius) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fabius. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2886, Longitude: -92.1380 In this case, the coordinates for Fabius have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Fabius, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fabius to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.428 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.538 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.206 degrees. |