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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 Fairvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairvale 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 Fairvale:
    • 33.404306, -82.015395
    • 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 Fairvale
  • 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 Fairvale is near Aiken County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Fairvale

Communities Also Named Fairvale ...

We found one communities that are also named Fairvale.

Within Georgia, the name Fairvale is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Fairvale in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fairvale lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairvale that is located in Richmond County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairvale ...

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.

  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
  • Apple Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Christa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Christa is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
  • Colony Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
  • Edenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Edenwood is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
  • Glenn Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
  • Golden Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
  • Gordon Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
  • Gracewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Lumpkin Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Meadowlark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Quail Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Rain Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Spanish Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
    • Summerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Summerville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Valley Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Woodlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fairvale 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 469 miles [754.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Fairvale) 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 Fairvale 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 Fairvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4043, Longitude: -82.0154       In this case, the coordinates for Fairvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.035 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.464 degrees.