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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 Fairview Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Commons 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 Fairview Commons:
- 33.611224, -83.943520
- 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 Fairview Commons
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Fairview Commons is near Rockdale County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Fairview Commons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Commons ...
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.
- Abide Awhile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Brandy Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
- Fieldstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fieldstone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Forest Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Horseshoe Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
- Knights Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knights Landing is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marble Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Plum Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Porterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Rogers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Slades Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slades Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
How Far From Fairview Commons 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 Fairview Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairview Commons and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Commons to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairview Commons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairview Commons 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 Fairview Commons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6112, Longitude: -83.9435 In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Commons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.147 degrees. |
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