Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fountainbleau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountainbleau and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fountainbleau

• 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 Fountainbleau:
  • 39.974161, -94.707186
  • 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 Fountainbleau

• 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 Andrew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
  • Since Fountainbleau is near DeKalb County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Fountainbleau

Communities Also Named Fountainbleau ...

We found two communities that are also named Fountainbleau.

Within Missouri, the name Fountainbleau is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Saint Tammany Parish
    • This Fountainbleau is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fountainbleau that is located in Andrew County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Fountainbleau.
  • Tennessee
    • Montgomery County
    • This Fountainbleau is located in Montgomery County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fountainbleau that is located in Andrew County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fountainbleau.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountainbleau ...

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.

• Avenue City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
• Dean
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
• Flag Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
• Helena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena is located in Andrew County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• King City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • King City is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
• Orchid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Orchid is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
• Union Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Union Star is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people

How Far From Fountainbleau 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 Fountainbleau to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountainbleau and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Andrew County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fountainbleau to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'