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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 Fenwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenwick 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 Fenwick:
    • 31.556000, -91.248999
    • 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 Fenwick
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Fenwick is near Jefferson County and also Concordia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • 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 Fenwick

Communities Also Named Fenwick ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Fenwick.

Within Mississippi, the name Fenwick is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Fenwick lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Fenwick [Middlesex County].
    • Kansas
      • Republic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fenwick [Republic County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Fenwick is located in Fayette County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fenwick.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fenwick [Washington County].
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Fenwick is located in Charles County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Fenwick.
      • Worcester County
      • This Fenwick is located in Worcester County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fenwick.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Fenwick is located in Montcalm County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Fenwick.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Fenwick is located in Johnson County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Fenwick.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Fenwick is located in Salem County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Fenwick.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Fenwick lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
    • Ontario
      • This Fenwick lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Fenwick is located in Colleton County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Fenwick.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Fenwick is located in Nicholas County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenwick that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Fenwick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenwick ...

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.

  • Anna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Anna is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Cadillac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadillac is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
  • Cannonsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Four Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Forks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
  • Johnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Johnsville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Leesdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leesdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
  • Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Pine Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

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

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

  • Natchez, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fenwick to Jackson, 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 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Fenwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fenwick 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.
<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 Fenwick 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 Fenwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5560, Longitude: -91.2490       In this case, the coordinates for Fenwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.222 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.976 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.447 degrees.