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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fowkes
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Buzzards Roost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Clapper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Florida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <3>
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
- Skinner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Stoutsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
- Stoutsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <3>
- Tulip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
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<4> beginning in Fowkes and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fowkes to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fowkes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Fowkes) to Point B.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> | 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 Fowkes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.342 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.353 degrees. |