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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 Fredonia Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fredonia Hill 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 Fredonia Hill:
- 31.592402, -94.664654
- 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 Fredonia Hill
- 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Since Fredonia Hill is near Angelina County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Fredonia Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fredonia Hill ...
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.
- Bonita Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bonita Junction is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Junction
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lacyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Poe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Redfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Swift
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Winter Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
How Far From Fredonia Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fredonia Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fredonia Hill and extending to:
- Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fredonia Hill to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Fredonia Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fredonia Hill 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 Fredonia Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5924, Longitude: -94.6647 In this case, the coordinates for Fredonia Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.388 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.864 degrees. |
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