Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fair Play, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Play and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fair Play
- 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 Fair Play:
- 38.593487, -120.660397
- 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 Fair Play
- 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Fair Play is near Amador County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amador County
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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 Fair Play ...
We found seven communities that share the name Fair Play.
There is one other community in California which is also named Fair Play.
Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Play ...
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 Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in El Dorado County
- Coyoteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyoteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyoteville
- Coyoteville is located in El Dorado County
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Diamond Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <4>
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Amador County
- Fiddletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
- Fiddletown is located in Amador County
- Former name for Fiddletown:
- Oleta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiddletown <4>
- Five Mile Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Terrace
- Five Mile Terrace is located in El Dorado County
- Gilberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Grizzly Flatx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Flatx
- Grizzly Flatx is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grizzly Flatx <4>
- Grizzly Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Peak
- Grizzly Peak is located in El Dorado County
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Motor City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
- Motor City is located in El Dorado County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sly Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
- Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Tiger Lily
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
- Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
- Volcano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcano
- Volcano is located in Amador County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volcano <4>
- Sly Park
How Far From Fair Play to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fair Play to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fair Play and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Play to Placerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,096 miles [13,029.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fair Play. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fair Play, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Play) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fair Play. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5935, Longitude: -120.6604 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fair Play 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 338.812 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.526 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.083 degrees. |