Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairview Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairview Station
- 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 Station:
- 33.985380, -84.031298
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fairview Station
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Fairview Station is near Forsyth County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fairview Station ...
We found three communities that share the name Fairview Station.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Fairview Station.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Henry County
- This Fairview Station is located in Henry County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairview Station that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Fairview Station.
- Henry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Fairview Station is located in Marion County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairview Station that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fairview Station.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie 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 Pennsylvania community of Fairview Station [Erie County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Station ...
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.
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Falconcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
- Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
- Forest River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
- Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Hunting Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Marsh Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Murphyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
- Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
- Plantation Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
- Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Rambling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
- Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Regency Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
How Far From Fairview Station 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 Fairview Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairview Station and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Station to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 515 miles [828.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9854, Longitude: -84.0313 In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Fairview Station 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.053 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.089 degrees. |