Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fairway Drive:
  • 33.186230, -87.525006
  • 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 Fairway Drive

• 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Since Fairway Drive is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Fairway Drive

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Drive ...

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.

• Cedar Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Cedar Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
• Cherokee Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Cherry Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Coventry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Echo Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
• Forest Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Hickory Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lake Shore
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Meadow Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale Courts
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Skyland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
  • South Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Springbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • University
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
  • University Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Woodland Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace

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

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairway Drive to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'