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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 Fredericktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredericktown 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 Fredericktown:
    • 40.480617, -82.544610
    • 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 Fredericktown
  • 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 Fredericktown ...

We found six communities that share the name Fredericktown.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Fredericktown.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Columbiana County
      • This Fredericktown is located in Columbiana County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east of the Fredericktown that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Fredericktown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Coffey 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 Fredericktown [Coffey County].
    • Kentucky
      • Washington County
      • This Fredericktown is located in Washington County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fredericktown that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fredericktown.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Fredericktown is located in Cecil County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fredericktown that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Fredericktown.
    • Missouri
      • Madison County
      • This Fredericktown is located in Madison County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fredericktown that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fredericktown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Fredericktown is located in Fayette County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fredericktown that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fredericktown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredericktown ...

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.

  • Bangs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Knox County
  • Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
  • Five Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Knox County
  • Fleaville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
    • Fleaville is located in Knox County
    • Fleaville has also been known as:
    • Fleaville City
  • Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Knox County
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Howard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Knox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
  • Hunt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hunt is located in Knox County
  • Kings Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corners
    • Kings Corners is located in Morrow County
  • Lake View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Knox County
  • Mount Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
    • Mount Liberty is located in Knox County

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

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

  • Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Fredericktown to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fredericktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredericktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4806, Longitude: -82.5446       In this case, the coordinates for Fredericktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fredericktown 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fredericktown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.172 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.411 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.572 degrees.




 

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