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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 Mayfair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayfair 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 Mayfair:
    • 32.370972, -86.253579
    • 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 Mayfair
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Mayfair is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Mayfair

Communities Also Named Mayfair ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Mayfair.

There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Mayfair.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Jefferson County
      • This Mayfair is located in Jefferson County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mayfair.
    • Madison County
      • This Mayfair is located in Madison County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mayfair.
    • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Mayfair is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Mayfair.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Mayfair lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Mayfair is located in Kern County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Mayfair.
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mayfair [Los Angeles County].
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Mayfair is located in Kent County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Mayfair.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Mayfair is located in Chatham County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Mayfair.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Mayfair is located in Dougherty County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east southeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Mayfair.
      • Fulton County
      • This Mayfair is located in Fulton County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Mayfair.
      • Richmond County
      • This Mayfair is located in Richmond County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mayfair.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Mayfair is located in Cook County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Mayfair.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Mayfair is located in Tazewell County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Mayfair.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mayfair [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Mayfair is located in Baltimore County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mayfair.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Mayfair is located in Prince George's County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Mayfair.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Mayfair is located in Hinds County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Mayfair.
    • New York
      • Schenectady County
      • This Mayfair is located in Schenectady County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Mayfair.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Mayfair is located in Cumberland County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mayfair.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Mayfair is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Mayfair.
    • Ontario
      • This Mayfair lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Mayfair is located in Northumberland County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mayfair.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Mayfair is located in Philadelphia County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mayfair.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Mayfair lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Mayfair is located in Florence County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Mayfair.
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mayfair [Greenville County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Mayfair is located in Harris County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Mayfair.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Mayfair is located in Weber County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Mayfair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayfair ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Eastern Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
  • Executive Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
  • Garden Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
  • Gay Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Johnstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • King Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lakeview Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Landmarks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
    • Lynndale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
    • Morningview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
    • Rosemary
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
    • Sunshine Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Young Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Mayfair to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mayfair to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mayfair to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayfair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mayfair could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Mayfair 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 Mayfair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3710, Longitude: -86.2536       In this case, the coordinates for Mayfair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.275 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.665 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.321 degrees.