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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 Fruitville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fruitville:
    • 36.616173, -91.765425
    • 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 Fruitville
  • 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 Howell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howell County
    • Since Fruitville is near Oregon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Fruitville

Communities Also Named Fruitville ...

We found four communities that are also named Fruitville.

Within Missouri, the name Fruitville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Sarasota County
      • This Fruitville is located in Sarasota County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fruitville that is located in Howell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Fruitville.
    • Minnesota
      • Benton County
      • This Fruitville is located in Benton County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the north of the Fruitville that is located in Howell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fruitville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Fruitville is located in Lancaster County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fruitville that is located in Howell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Fruitville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Fruitville is located in Montgomery County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the east northeast of the Fruitville that is located in Howell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fruitville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitville ...

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.

  • Brandsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandsville is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Carson ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Carson is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • China
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Cornertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • Elliot Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot Ford is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ford
  • Frankville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frankville is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
  • Globe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Globe is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Homeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Homeland is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Hunter Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing

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

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

  • West Plains, which is the Seat of Howell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fruitville to West Plains, with an average speed<2> 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,208 miles [8,381.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fruitville 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 Fruitville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6162, Longitude: -91.7654       In this case, the coordinates for Fruitville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.993 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.545 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.801 degrees.