Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairplay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairplay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairplay
- 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 Fairplay:
- 34.532511, -92.687569
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fairplay
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Fairplay is near Hot Spring County and also Garland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- eBird sighting report for Garland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fairplay ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Fairplay.
Within Arkansas, the name Fairplay is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Fairplay is located in Douglas County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Fairplay.
- Morgan County
- This Fairplay is located in Morgan County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Fairplay.
- Kansas
- Marion 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 Kansas community of Fairplay [Marion County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairplay [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Fairplay is located in Allegany County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Fairplay.
- Washington County
- This Fairplay is located in Washington County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairplay.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Although located in Elko County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Fairplay.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Fairplay is located in Butler County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Fairplay.
- Jefferson County
- This Fairplay is located in Jefferson County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairplay.
- Ontario
- This Fairplay lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Saline County.
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairplay ...
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.
- Alum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Bauxite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Bauxite Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauxite Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
- Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Congo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Congo
- From Fairplay to Congo
- Crows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dirtdauber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
- Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
- Grape
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - High Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Garland County
- Kentucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kentucky
- From Fairplay to Kentucky
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lignite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Magnet Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rubicon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rubicon
- From Fairplay to Rubicon
- Summerville Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Ford
- Summerville Ford is located in Grant County
- Magnet Cove
How Far From Fairplay 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 Fairplay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Fairplay once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairplay and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Fairplay to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairplay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairplay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5325, Longitude: -92.6876 In this case, the coordinates for Fairplay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fairplay 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairplay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fairplay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.43 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.777 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.589 degrees. |