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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Heights 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 Heights:
- 34.737857, -85.270788
- 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 Heights
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Fairview Heights is near Whitfield County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Fairview Heights ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Fairview Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Fairview Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
- Kentucky
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fairview Heights [Franklin County].
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
- Washington County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Washington County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Allegheny County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Fairview Heights.
- Berks County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Berks County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Fairview Heights.
- Luzerne County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Luzerne County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fairview Heights.
- McKean County
- This Fairview Heights is located in McKean County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fairview Heights.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairview Heights.
- South Dakota
- Yankton County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Fairview Heights.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairview Heights.
- Jefferson County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
- Maury County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Maury County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Fairview Heights.
- Williamson County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Williamson County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Fairview Heights.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Alleghany County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Fairview Heights.
- Arlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Arlington County].
- Lexington City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Lexington City].
- Lynchburg City
- This Fairview Heights is located in Lynchburg City and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Fairview Heights.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Fairview Heights is located in Wood County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Heights ...
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.
- Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freetown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Guild ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guild is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Hall Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Mill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Mill
- Marsh Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Crossing
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Naomi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Pond Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Spring is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Spring
- Rock Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skyline Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skyline Heights is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Valley Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Head is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairview Heights and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairview Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairview Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fairview Heights 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7379, Longitude: -85.2708 In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.818 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.401 degrees. |
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