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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 Fiat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fiat 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 Fiat:
- 40.413400, -81.661792
- 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 Fiat
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since Fiat is near Coshocton County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Fiat
Communities Also Named Fiat ...
We found two communities that are also named Fiat.
Within Ohio, the name Fiat is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jay County
- This Fiat is located in Jay County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fiat that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Fiat.
- Kansas
- Elk County
- This Fiat is located in Elk County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fiat that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Fiat.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fiat ...
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.
- Baltic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackband
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
- Chili
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Farmerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Holly ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Limpytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limpytown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limpytown
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Stone Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugarcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Fiat 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 community such as Fiat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fiat and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fiat to New Philadelphia, 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fiat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fiat 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 Fiat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4134, Longitude: -81.6618 In this case, the coordinates for Fiat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.621 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.19 degrees. |
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