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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 Fairington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairington 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 Fairington:
    • 33.700108, -84.163807
    • 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 Fairington
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Fairington is near Henry County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Fairington

Communities Also Named Fairington ...

We found one communities that are also named Fairington.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Fairington.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Richmond County
      • This Fairington is located in Richmond County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fairington that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Fairington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairington ...

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.

  • Bramblewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bramblewood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
  • Cherry Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Chimney Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Glen Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Hidden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Kings Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
  • Kings Row
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
  • Leisure Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
  • Miners Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
  • Moonlight Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pine Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
    • Raiders Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
    • Royal Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Snapfinger
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Swift Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Swift Creek is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Creek
    • Willowcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
    • Woodstream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairington to Decatur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fairington 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 Fairington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7001, Longitude: -84.1638       In this case, the coordinates for Fairington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.12 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.517 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.211 degrees.