Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fuget, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fuget and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fuget
- 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 Fuget:
- 36.808944, -89.192014
- 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 Fuget
- 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Since Fuget is near Hickman County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Fuget ...
We found one communities that share the name Fuget.
Within Missouri, the name Fuget is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Fuget in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fuget ...
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.
- Airline Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
- Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
- Alfalfa Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Henson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pulltight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Thirtyfour Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Wolf Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
How Far From Fuget 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 Fuget to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fuget and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fuget to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fuget. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Fuget) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fuget. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8089, Longitude: -89.1920 In this case, the coordinates for Fuget have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Fuget to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.597 degrees. |