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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 Fiddlers Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fiddlers Ford 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 Fiddlers Ford:
- 37.383936, -93.799099
- 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 Fiddlers Ford
- 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 Fiddlers Ford ...
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.
- Call
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Call is located in Lawrence County
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet is located in Dade County
- Crisp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crisp is located in Dade County
- Emmett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Dade County
- Grays Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Valley
- Grays Valley is located in Dade County
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Pilgrim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Round Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Turnback ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnback have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback
- Turnback is located in Dade County
How Far From Fiddlers Ford 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 Fiddlers Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fiddlers Ford and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies just to the Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fiddlers Ford to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fiddlers Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fiddlers Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fiddlers Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3839, Longitude: -93.7991 In this case, the coordinates for Fiddlers Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Fiddlers Ford 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 318.391 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.267 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.604 degrees. |
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