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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 Fugates Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fugates 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 Fugates Hill:
- 36.748926, -82.306087
- 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 Fugates 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Fugates Hill is near Washington County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Fugates Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fugates 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.
- Deans Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
- Grassy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Hobbs Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Duck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Duck is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Duck
- Lone Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Martin Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martin Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Point Truth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Ravens Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Silica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silica is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfrun ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfrun is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun
How Far From Fugates Hill 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 include the distance from a community such as Fugates 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 Fugates Hill and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fugates Hill to Lebanon, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fugates 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 Fugates 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 Fugates Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7489, Longitude: -82.3061 In this case, the coordinates for Fugates Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.083 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.643 degrees. |
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