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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 Fairfield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfield Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fairfield Village:
    • 33.475385, -86.912492
    • 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 Fairfield Village
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Fairfield Village is near Shelby County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Fairfield Village

Communities Also Named Fairfield Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Fairfield Village.

Within Alabama, the name Fairfield Village is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Fairfield Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Fairfield Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairfield Village that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fairfield Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield Village ...

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.

  • Cottage Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Crescent Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Dolomite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Falls Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
  • Frenchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Garywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
  • Glenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Gordon Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
  • Hillman Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ivanhoe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Jones Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Little Italy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Martins
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Martins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mason City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
    • Park Courts
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
    • Pleasant Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shadyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Village Creek Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfield Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fairfield Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fairfield Village 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 Fairfield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4754, Longitude: -86.9125       In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.74 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.355 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.35 degrees.