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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 Fredericksburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg:
    • 40.443702, -76.428293
    • 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 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
    • Since Fredericksburg is near Berks County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Fredericksburg

Communities Also Named Fredericksburg ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Fredericksburg.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Fredericksburg.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fifteen communities that are located 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 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Blair County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Blair County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Crawford County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fredericksburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alpine County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Fredericksburg.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fredericksburg lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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 285 miles [458.7 km] to the west of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fredericksburg.
    • Ontario
      • This Fredericksburg lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon County.
    • Texas
      • Gillespie County
      • This Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest of the Fredericksburg that is located in Lebanon 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].

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Freeport Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Freeport Mills is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mills
  • Frystown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Frystown is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frystown
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
  • Mount Ararat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Pansy Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Shirksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shirksville is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirksville
  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Twin Grove Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Grove Park is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Park

How Far From Fredericksburg 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 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:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fredericksburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,393 miles [7,069.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fredericksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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>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 Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4437, Longitude: -76.4283       In this case, the coordinates for Fredericksburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.415 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.141 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.837 degrees.