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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 Fisher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fisher 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 Fisher:
    • 32.793719, -100.389830
    • 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
  • 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 Fisher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher County
    • Since Fisher is near Stonewall County and also Scurry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scurry 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

Communities Also Named Fisher ...

We found 34 communities that are also named Fisher.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Fisher.

Beyond Texas, we know of 33 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fisher [Dallas County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Fisher is located in Craighead County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Fisher.
      • Poinsett County
      • This Fisher is located in Poinsett County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Fisher.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Fisher is located in Humboldt County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fisher.
      • Shasta County
      • 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 California community of Fisher [Shasta County].
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Fisher [Chaffee County].
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Fisher is located in Champaign County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Fisher.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fisher [Saint Joseph County].
    • Kansas
      • Stanton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fisher [Stanton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Fisher is located in Breckinridge County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Fisher.
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This Fisher is located in Sabine Parish and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the east of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Fisher.
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • This Fisher is located in Branch County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Fisher.
      • Gladwin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fisher [Gladwin County].
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fisher [Kent County].
      • Menominee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fisher [Menominee County].
      • Presque Isle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fisher [Presque Isle County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This Fisher is located in Polk County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the north of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Fisher.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Fisher [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • 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 Missouri community of Fisher [Carroll County].
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Flathead County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Fisher.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fisher [Mecklenburg County].
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Fisher is located in Athens County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Fisher.
      • Harrison County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Fisher.
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fisher [Perry County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • This Fisher is located in Tulsa County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Fisher.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This Fisher is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fisher.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Fisher is located in Clarion County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Fisher.
      • Indiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fisher [Indiana County].
      • Washington County
      • This Fisher is located in Washington County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km] to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fisher.
    • Quebec
      • This Fisher lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Fisher is located in Clark County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Fisher.
    • West Virginia
      • Hardy County
      • This Fisher is located in Hardy County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fisher that is located in Fisher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Fisher.
      • Randolph County
      • 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 West Virginia community of Fisher [Randolph County].
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Fisher [Converse County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisher ...

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.

  • Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Double Mountain
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
  • Flat Top
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Harmony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hobbs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Longworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Longworth is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
  • Noodle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Noodle is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noodle
  • Pledger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pledger is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
  • Radium
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Radium is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Red Bluff Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
  • Sweetwater
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Roby, which is the Seat of Fisher County, lies just to the South.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fisher to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fisher 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fisher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fisher, 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 Fisher 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 Fisher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7937, Longitude: -100.3898       In this case, the coordinates for Fisher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.393 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.379 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.306 degrees.