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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 Frumet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frumet 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 Frumet:
- 38.159497, -90.693185
- 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 Frumet
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Frumet is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Frumet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frumet ...
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.
- Cottage Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Farm
- Cruise Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cruise Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Mill
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fertile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fertile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Mount Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Freedom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
- Rabbitville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rabbitville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
- Richwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
How Far From Frumet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frumet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Frumet and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Frumet to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frumet) 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 Frumet 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 Frumet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1595, Longitude: -90.6932 In this case, the coordinates for Frumet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.042 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.986 degrees. |
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