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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Fritch.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fritch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fritch 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 Fritch:
- 35.640950, -101.596450<1>
- 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 Fritch
- 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 Hutchinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hutchinson County
- Since Fritch is near Carson County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Fritch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fritch ...
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.
- Chunky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chunky is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Deal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deal is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Electric City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Electric City is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Four Way
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Four Way is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Way
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Marsh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marsh is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Panhandle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pringle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pringle is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
How Far From Fritch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a city such as Fritch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fritch and extending to:
- Stinnett, which is the Seat of Hutchinson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fritch to Stinnett, with an average speed<4> 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 432 miles [695.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,363 miles [2,193.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Fritch:
Decimal: 35.64095, -101.596450
DDMMSS: 35° 38' 27", -101° 35' 47" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fritch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fritch 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 Fritch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6409, Longitude: -101.5965 In this case, the coordinates for Fritch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.158 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.631 degrees. |
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