Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairlawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairlawn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairlawn
- 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 Fairlawn:
- 26.299524, -80.100321
- 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 Fairlawn
- 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 Broward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Broward County
- Since Fairlawn is near Palm Beach County and also Miami-Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade 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 Fairlawn ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Fairlawn.
Within Florida, the name Fairlawn is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Covington City
- This Fairlawn is located in Covington City and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the north of the Fairlawn that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Fairlawn.
- Pulaski County
- This Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the north of the Fairlawn that is located in Broward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Fairlawn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairlawn ...
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.
- Bonnie Lock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lock
- Bonnie Lock is located in Broward County
- Carver Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Carver Village is located in Broward County
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Broward County
- Cresthaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Cresthaven is located in Broward County
- Crystal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Harbor Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
- Harbor Village is located in Broward County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Leisureville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisureville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Lighthouse Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
- Lighthouse Point is located in Broward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lighthouse Point <5>
- Paradise Palms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Palms
- Paradise Palms is located in Palm Beach County
- Park Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Haven
- Park Haven is located in Broward County
- Royal Oak Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Hills
- Royal Oak Hills is located in Palm Beach County
- Sanders Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Park
- Sanders Park is located in Broward County
How Far From Fairlawn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairlawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairlawn and extending to:
- Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fairlawn to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairlawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairlawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairlawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2995, Longitude: -80.1003 In this case, the coordinates for Fairlawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Fairlawn 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> | 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 Fairlawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fairlawn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.497 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.461 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.523 degrees. |