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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 Fairfax Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfax Farms 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 Fairfax Farms:
    • 39.790946, -75.551035
    • 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 Fairfax Farms
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Fairfax Farms is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Fairfax Farms

Communities Also Named Fairfax Farms ...

We found one communities that are also named Fairfax Farms.

Within Delaware, the name Fairfax Farms is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Fairfax Farms in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Fairfax Farms is located in Fairfax County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairfax Farms that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Fairfax Farms.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax Farms ...

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.

  • Blue Ball
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Boulder Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Edenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Galewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenville Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Gristmill Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
  • Gumwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
  • Heatherbrooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
  • Henry Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry Clay is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Clay
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • High Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • High Point is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Liftwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
    • Longwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Lynnfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Pennyhill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rockwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Stonehaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Fairfax Farms 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 Fairfax Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fairfax Farms to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Fairfax Farms) 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 Fairfax Farms 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 Fairfax Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7909, Longitude: -75.5510       In this case, the coordinates for Fairfax Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.946 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.507 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.727 degrees.