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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 Fredonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredonia 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 Fredonia:
    • 46.328582, -99.095387
    • 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 Fredonia
  • 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 Fredonia ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Fredonia.

Within North Dakota, the name Fredonia is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Fredonia is located in Chambers County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Fredonia.
    • Arizona
      • Coconino County
      • This Fredonia is located in Coconino County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Fredonia.
    • Arkansas
      • Prairie County
      • This Fredonia is located in Prairie County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Fredonia.
    • Georgia
      • Thomas County
      • This Fredonia is located in Thomas County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Fredonia.
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fredonia [Williamson County].
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Fredonia is located in Crawford County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fredonia.
    • Iowa
      • Louisa County
      • This Fredonia is located in Louisa County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Fredonia.
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fredonia [Allen County].
      • Wilson County
      • This Fredonia is located in Wilson County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Fredonia.
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Fredonia is located in Caldwell County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Fredonia.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fredonia [Washtenaw County].
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fredonia.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Fredonia.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Fredonia is located in Licking County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Fredonia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Fredonia is located in Mercer County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Fredonia.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Fredonia is located in Lexington County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Fredonia.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Fredonia is located in Coffee County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Fredonia.
      • Haywood County
      • This Fredonia is located in Haywood County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Fredonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Fredonia is located in Montgomery County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fredonia.
      • Sequatchie County
      • This Fredonia is located in Sequatchie County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Fredonia.
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • This Fredonia is located in Gregg County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Fredonia.
      • Mason County
      • This Fredonia is located in Mason County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the south of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fredonia.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Fredonia is located in Skagit County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Fredonia.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ozaukee County
      • This Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fredonia that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozaukee County community of Fredonia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredonia ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
  • Keystone ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Dickey County
  • Peters
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Peters is located in Logan County
  • Streeter
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <5>

How Far From Fredonia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fredonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Napoleon, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fredonia to Napoleon, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fredonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3286, Longitude: -99.0954       In this case, the coordinates for Fredonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fredonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Fredonia 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Fredonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.53 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.163 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.586 degrees.









 

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