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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 Fowkes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fowkes 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 Fowkes:
- 39.483094, -92.071561
- 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 Fowkes
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Fowkes is near Audrain County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Fowkes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fowkes ...
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.
- Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Buzzards Roost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Clapper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Florida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skinner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Skinner is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
- Stoutsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Fowkes 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 Fowkes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fowkes and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fowkes to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Fowkes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fowkes 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 Fowkes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4831, Longitude: -92.0716 In this case, the coordinates for Fowkes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.353 degrees. |
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