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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 Fairville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fairville:
    • 38.177973, -122.445533
    • 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 Fairville
  • 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
    • Since Fairville is near Napa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Fairville

Communities Also Named Fairville ...

We found six communities that are also named Fairville.

Within California, the name Fairville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Palo Alto County
      • This Fairville is located in Palo Alto County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairville that is located in Sonoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Fairville.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fairville that is located in Sonoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Fairville.
    • Missouri
      • Saline County
      • This Fairville is located in Saline County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairville that is located in Sonoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Fairville.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Fairville is located in Wayne County and lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairville that is located in Sonoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Fairville is located in Chester County and lies 2,485 miles [3,999.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairville that is located in Sonoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fairville.
      • Union County
      • This Fairville is located in Union County and lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fairville that is located in Sonoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Fairville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairville ...

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.

  • American Canyon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cuttings Wharf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuttings Wharf is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttings Wharf
  • Four Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Haystack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Haystack is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack
  • Lakeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Mission Highlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mission Highlands is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Highlands
  • Rocktram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocktram is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
  • Rose ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Squab
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Squab is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab
  • Stanley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanley is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Vineburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Fairville to ...

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

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

  • Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairville to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,427 miles [3,905.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,155 miles [13,124.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Fairville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fairville 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 Fairville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1780, Longitude: -122.4455       In this case, the coordinates for Fairville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.268 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.253 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.183 degrees.