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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 Fairford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairford 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 Fairford:
- 31.169739, -88.062986
- 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 Fairford
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Fairford is near Mobile County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Fairford
Communities Also Named Fairford ...
We found two communities that are also named Fairford.
Within Alabama, the name Fairford is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Fairford lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairford that is located in Washington County.
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairford ...
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.
- Bucks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dwight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dwight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Happy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happy Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Laurel Shanty Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
- Malcolm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
- Nelson Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
- Seaboard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing
- Stage Coach Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stage Coach Woods is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Coach Woods
How Far From Fairford 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 Fairford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairford and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairford to Chatom, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,420 miles [11,941.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 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 from Point A (ie- Fairford) 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 Fairford 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 Fairford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1697, Longitude: -88.0630 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.25 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.63 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.25 degrees. |
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