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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 Fairhope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhope 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 Fairhope:
- 30.523047, -87.902933
- 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 Fairhope
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Fairhope is near Mobile County and also Escambia 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 Escambia 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 Fairhope
Communities Also Named Fairhope ...
We found five communities that are also named Fairhope.
Within Alabama, the name Fairhope is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- McIntosh County
- This Fairhope is located in McIntosh County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fairhope that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Fairhope.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Fairhope is located in Stark County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairhope that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Fairhope.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Fairhope is located in Fayette County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairhope that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairhope.
- Somerset County
- This Fairhope is located in Somerset County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the northeast of the Fairhope that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Fairhope.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Fairhope is located in Roanoke City and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairhope that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Fairhope.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhope ...
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.
- Clay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Darling Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
- Fobbs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
- Foots Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
- Houstonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- River Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Park is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Seacliff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seacliff is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
- Silverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turkey Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch
- Yelling Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement
How Far From Fairhope 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 city such as Fairhope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairhope and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairhope to Bay Minette, 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 just over a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairhope) 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 Fairhope 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 Fairhope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5230, Longitude: -87.9029 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.094 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.302 degrees. |
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