Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fredericktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredericktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fredericktown
- 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 Fredericktown:
- 37.564373, -90.298796
- 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 Fredericktown
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Fredericktown is near Saint Francois County and also Sainte Genevieve County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve 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
Communities Also Named Fredericktown ...
We found six communities that share the name Fredericktown.
Within Missouri, the name Fredericktown is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Coffey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fredericktown [Coffey County].
- Kentucky
- Washington County
- This Fredericktown is located in Washington County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the east of the Fredericktown that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fredericktown.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Fredericktown is located in Cecil County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fredericktown that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Fredericktown.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Fredericktown is located in Columbiana County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fredericktown that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Fredericktown.
- Knox County
- This Fredericktown is located in Knox County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fredericktown that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Fredericktown.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Fredericktown is located in Fayette County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fredericktown that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fredericktown.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredericktown ...
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.
- Catherine Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Place
- Catherine Place is located in Madison County
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cherokee Pass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Pass
- Cherokee Pass is located in Madison County
- Cobalt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cornwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Creek Nation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Nation
- Creek Nation is located in Madison County
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Tin Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
How Far From Fredericktown 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 city such as Fredericktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fredericktown and extending to:
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fredericktown to White House, with an average speed<4>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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredericktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fredericktown 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fredericktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredericktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5644, Longitude: -90.2988 In this case, the coordinates for Fredericktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fredericktown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.933 degrees. |