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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 Fabius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fabius 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fabius
Communities Also Named Fabius ...
We found four communities that are also named Fabius.
Within Missouri, the name Fabius is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Fabius is located in Jackson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fabius that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Fabius.
- Michigan
- Saint Joseph County
- This Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fabius that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Fabius.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Fabius is located in Onondaga County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fabius that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Fabius.
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Fabius [Hardy County].
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)
- Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Edina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Hazelville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Pleasant Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Sand Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Fabius to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fabius to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>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 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fabius) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fabius 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.206 degrees. |
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