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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 Fairlawn Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairlawn Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Acres:
- 34.946187, -85.253844
- 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 Fairlawn Acres
- 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- Since Fairlawn Acres is near Walker County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Fairlawn Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairlawn Acres ...
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.
- Burning Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Bush is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
- Cannon Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Castle Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Park is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cinderella Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
- Cloud Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dickey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fantasy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mission Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Piney Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Poindexter Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Post Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Red Belt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Belt is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Belt
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Shadynook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadynook is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadynook
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Fairlawn Acres 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairlawn Acres and extending to:
- Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairlawn Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairlawn Acres) 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 Fairlawn Acres 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 Fairlawn Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9462, Longitude: -85.2538 In this case, the coordinates for Fairlawn Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.816 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.494 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.343 degrees. |
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