Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fisher Estates:
  • 45.519421, -98.514539
  • 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 Fisher Estates

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Fisher Estates is near Edmunds County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edmunds County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 Fisher Estates

Communities Also Named Fisher Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Fisher Estates.

Within South Dakota, the name Fisher Estates is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Fisher Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Fisher Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fisher Estates that is located in Brown County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fisher Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisher Estates ...

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.

• Bath
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bath is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
• Craven
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Craven is located in Edmunds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
• Craven Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
• Frederick
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Frederick is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
• James
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • James is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Randolph
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Rudolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rudolph is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph

How Far From Fisher Estates 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 Fisher Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fisher Estates to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'