Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairfax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfax and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairfax
- 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 Fairfax:
- 37.987138, -122.589529
- 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 Fairfax
- 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marin County
- Since Fairfax is near Sonoma County and also Contra Costa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa 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 Fairfax ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Fairfax.
There is one other community in California which is also named Fairfax.
Beyond California, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 29 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Fairfax is located in Douglas County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<2> to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Fairfax.
- Ware County
- This Fairfax is located in Ware County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Fairfax.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Fairfax is located in Allen County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Fairfax.
- Madison County
- This Fairfax is located in Madison County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairfax.
- Monroe County
- This Fairfax is located in Monroe County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fairfax.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairfax [Osage County].
- Wyandotte County
- This Fairfax is located in Wyandotte County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<2> to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Fairfax.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Fairfax lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Fairfax is located in Hamilton County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairfax.
- Highland County
- This Fairfax is located in Highland County and lies 2,092 miles [3,366.7 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Fairfax.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fairfax lies 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- Quebec
- This Fairfax lies 2,615 miles [4,208.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This Fairfax is located in Allendale County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<2> to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Fairfax.
- Barnwell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Fairfax [Barnwell County].
- Berkeley County
- This Fairfax is located in Berkeley County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km] to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Fairfax.
- Kershaw County
- This Fairfax is located in Kershaw County and lies 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Fairfax.
- South Dakota
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This Fairfax is located in Grant County and lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Marin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Fairfax.
- Tucker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Fairfax [Tucker County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax ...
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.
- Forest Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
- Forest Knolls is located in Marin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Knolls <3>
- Golf ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Homestead Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
- Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
- Kent Woodlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Woodlands
- Kent Woodlands is located in Marin County
- Larkspur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Larkspur is located in Marin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <3>
- Lucas Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
- Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
- Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Meadowsweet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
- Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
How Far From Fairfax 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 town such as Fairfax to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairfax and extending to:
- San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfax to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>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 4 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 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 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 8,170 miles [13,148.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fairfax: www.town-of-fairfax.org/
The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fairfax 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairfax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9871, Longitude: -122.5895 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Fairfax 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 340.37 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.366 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.271 degrees. |