Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fredericksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredericksburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fredericksburg
- 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 Fredericksburg:
- 40.316742, -78.518627
- 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 Fredericksburg
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Fredericksburg is near Bedford County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Cambria 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fredericksburg ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Fredericksburg.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Fredericksburg.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Armstrong County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Fredericksburg.
- Crawford County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fredericksburg.
- Lebanon County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Fredericksburg.
- Armstrong County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Fredericksburg.
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Washington County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fredericksburg.
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Fredericksburg.
- Kansas
- Phillips 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 Fredericksburg [Phillips County].
- Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Fredericksburg [Caldwell Parish].
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Fredericksburg.
- New Brunswick
- This Fredericksburg lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Fredericksburg.
- Warren County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Fredericksburg.
- Wayne County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fredericksburg.
- Ontario
- This Fredericksburg lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- Texas
- Gillespie County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Fredericksburg.
- Virginia
- Fredericksburg City
- This Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fredericksburg City community of Fredericksburg.
- Rockbridge County
- This Fredericksburg is located in Rockbridge County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the south southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Fredericksburg.
- Spotsylvania 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 Virginia community of Fredericksburg [Spotsylvania County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredericksburg ...
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.
- Blue Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Claysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Claysburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysburg <4>
- Cotton Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Friesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesville
- Friesville is located in Blair County
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Musselman Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musselman Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman Grove
- Musselman Grove is located in Blair County
- Puritan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Puzzletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Queen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Roaring Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
- Rodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fredericksburg and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fredericksburg to Hollidaysburg, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east (E). 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredericksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Fredericksburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fredericksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3167, Longitude: -78.5186 In this case, the coordinates for Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg 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> | 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 Fredericksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Fredericksburg 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 308.688 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.565 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.809 degrees. |