Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Middle Fabius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle Fabius and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Middle Fabius

• 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 Middle Fabius:
  • 40.455033, -92.318796
  • 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 Middle Fabius

• 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Since Middle Fabius is near Schuyler County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Middle Fabius

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Fabius ...

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.

• Bible Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
• Edinburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Energy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Energy is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
• Greentop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentop is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <1>
• Hazelville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hazelville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
• Pleasant Retreat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
• Queen City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
• Sand Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Trinity ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Unity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Middle Fabius and extending to:

• Memphis, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Middle Fabius to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'