Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fonzo:
  • 39.073139, -81.051500
  • 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 Fonzo

• 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
  • Since Fonzo is near Calhoun County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Fonzo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fonzo ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Brohard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brohard is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohard
• Burnt House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
• Dutchman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dutchman is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Freed
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freed is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
• Hazelgreen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
• Iris ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Iris is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Run is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Racket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Racket is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Slab
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Slab is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
• Star Settlement ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fonzo and extending to:

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fonzo to Harrisville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'