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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 Fidelity, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fidelity 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 Fidelity:
- 37.082674, -94.309176
- 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 Fidelity
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Fidelity is near Newton County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Fidelity
Communities Also Named Fidelity ...
We found seven communities that are also named Fidelity.
Within Missouri, the name Fidelity is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fidelity [Sebastian County].
- Illinois
- Jersey County
- This Fidelity is located in Jersey County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fidelity that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Fidelity.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- This Fidelity is located in Brown County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fidelity that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Fidelity.
- Kentucky
- McCreary County
- This Fidelity is located in McCreary County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the east of the Fidelity that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Fidelity.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fidelity [Jackson County].
- Ohio
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fidelity [Miami County].
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fidelity [Philadelphia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fidelity ...
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.
- Atlas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Carterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Motley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
How Far From Fidelity 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 town such as Fidelity to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fidelity and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fidelity to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fidelity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fidelity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fidelity 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 county. 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. |
| <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 Fidelity 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 Fidelity. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0827, Longitude: -94.3092 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.711 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.899 degrees. |
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