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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:
    • 33.378473, -82.091785
    • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Fairington is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Fairington is located in DeKalb County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairington that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb 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.

  • Christa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Christa is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
  • Glenn Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
  • Gordon Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
  • Gracewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Meadowlark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rain Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
  • Rolling Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Sand Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Spanish Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
  • Twin Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Woodlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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:

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairington to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairington) 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 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: 33.3785, Longitude: -82.0918       In this case, the coordinates for Fairington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.912 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.08 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.499 degrees.