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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 Fairplay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairplay 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 Fairplay:
- 33.687899, -83.582947
- 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 Fairplay
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Fairplay is near Walton County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Fairplay
Communities Also Named Fairplay ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Fairplay.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Fairplay.
Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Douglas County
- This Fairplay is located in Douglas County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Fairplay.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fairplay [Saline County].
- Colorado
- Park County
- This Fairplay is located in Park County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Fairplay.
- Kansas
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairplay [Marion County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairplay [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Fairplay is located in Adair County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Fairplay.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Fairplay is located in Allegany County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Fairplay.
- Washington County
- This Fairplay is located in Washington County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairplay.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Although located in Elko County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Fairplay.
- North Carolina
- Stokes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairplay [Stokes County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Fairplay is located in Butler County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the north of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Fairplay.
- Jefferson County
- This Fairplay is located in Jefferson County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the north northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairplay.
- Ontario
- This Fairplay lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the north of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Fairplay is located in Adams County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fairplay.
- Virginia
- Richmond County
- This Fairplay is located in Richmond County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairplay that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Fairplay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairplay ...
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.
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centennial is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deer Track
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Track is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
- Dickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hub Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Malcolms Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
- Paradise Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
- Quail Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- River Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Cove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shields ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Snows Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Snows Mill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
- Social Circle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willow Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Fairplay 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 Fairplay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairplay and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairplay to Madison, with an average speed<5> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fairplay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Fairplay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fairplay 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fairplay 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 Fairplay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6879, Longitude: -83.5829 In this case, the coordinates for Fairplay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.124 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.988 degrees. |
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