Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fada:
  • 32.610416, -95.294950
  • 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 Fada

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Fada is near Smith County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Fada

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fada ...

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.

• Angler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Angler is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angler
• Big Sandy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Crow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crow is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Friendship
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hoard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hoard is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
• Little Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Hope is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
• Mineola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <1>
• Pine Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
• Red Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Springs is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Sand Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sand Flat is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Wood Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Springs is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fada and extending to:

• Quitman, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fada to Quitman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'