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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 Fortescue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fortescue 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 Fortescue:
- 40.051795, -95.317644
- 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 Fortescue
- 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 Holt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holt County
- Since Fortescue is near Doniphan County and also Richardson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richardson 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 Fortescue
Communities Also Named Fortescue ...
We found two communities that are also named Fortescue.
Within Missouri, the name Fortescue is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Fortescue is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the east of the Fortescue that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Fortescue.
- Ontario
- This Fortescue lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fortescue that is located in Holt County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortescue ...
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.
- Archer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Big Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falls City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iowa Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Mound City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Richville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
How Far From Fortescue to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Fortescue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fortescue and extending to:
- Oregon, which is the Seat of Holt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fortescue to Oregon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Fortescue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fortescue 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 Fortescue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0518, Longitude: -95.3176 In this case, the coordinates for Fortescue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.847 degrees. |
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