Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Fizzle:
  • 40.492842, -82.092930
  • 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 Fort Fizzle

• 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Since Fort Fizzle is near Knox County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Fort Fizzle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Fizzle ...

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.

• Bluff ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bluff is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Clark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clark is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Danville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Grade ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grade is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grade
• Killbuck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <1>
• Layland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Layland is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
• Miley Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
• Nellie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Owls Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
• Paint Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
• Spring Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
• Welcome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Welcome is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

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

• Millersburg, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Fizzle to Millersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'