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we pass this GPS location for Fairmont:
34.734705, -118.424803
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We found 29 communities that are also named Fairmont.
Within California, the name Fairmont is unique.
Beyond California, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Fairmont lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the north of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
Florida
Duval 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 Florida community of Fairmont [Duval County].
Illinois
Madison County
This Fairmont is located in Madison County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairmont.
Will County
This Fairmont is located in Will County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fairmont.
Kansas
Riley County
This Fairmont is located in Riley County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Fairmont.
Kentucky
Webster County
This Fairmont is located in Webster County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Fairmont.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Fairmont is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fairmont.
Grant 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 Fairmont [Grant Parish].
Maryland
Harford County
This Fairmont is located in Harford County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fairmont.
Minnesota
Martin County
This Fairmont is located in Martin County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Fairmont.
Missouri
Clark County
This Fairmont is located in Clark County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Fairmont.
Nebraska
Fillmore County
This Fairmont is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Fairmont.
North Carolina
Davidson 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 North Carolina community of Fairmont [Davidson County].
Robeson County
This Fairmont is located in Robeson County and lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Fairmont.
Wake County
This Fairmont is located in Wake County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km] to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairmont.
Nova Scotia
This Fairmont lies 3,005 miles [4,836.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
Ohio
Guernsey County
This Fairmont is located in Guernsey County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Fairmont.
Oklahoma
Garfield County
This Fairmont is located in Garfield County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Fairmont.
Ontario
This Fairmont lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Fairmont is located in Fayette County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairmont.
Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Fairmont [Westmoreland County].
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
This Fairmont is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairmont.
Tennessee
Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Fairmont [Hamilton County].
Rutherford County
This Fairmont is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fairmont.
Texas
Floyd County
This Fairmont is located in Floyd County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Fairmont.
Utah
Weber County
This Fairmont is located in Weber County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Fairmont.
Washington
Jefferson County
This Fairmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairmont.
Snohomish County
This Fairmont is located in Snohomish County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the north of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Fairmont.
West Virginia
Marion County
This Fairmont is located in Marion County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fairmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont ...
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.
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 Fairmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmont and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairmont to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,297 miles [13,352.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fairmont) 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 Fairmont 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7347, Longitude: -118.4248 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.486 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.487 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.746 degrees.