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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 Fryburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fryburg 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 Fryburg:
- 40.516891, -84.148105
- 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 Fryburg
- 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Since Fryburg is near Shelby County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Fryburg
Communities Also Named Fryburg ...
We found three communities that are also named Fryburg.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Fryburg.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Holmes County
- This Fryburg is located in Holmes County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fryburg that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Fryburg.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Billings County
- This Fryburg is located in Billings County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fryburg that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Billings County community of Fryburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Fryburg is located in Clarion County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fryburg that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Fryburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fryburg ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmview is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gutman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Island View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Island View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Kettlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lock Two
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lock Two is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Two
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russells Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Uno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
How Far From Fryburg 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 Fryburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fryburg and extending to:
- Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Fryburg to Columbus, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fryburg) 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 Fryburg 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 Fryburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5169, Longitude: -84.1481 In this case, the coordinates for Fryburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.304 degrees. |
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