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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 Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Station 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 Fairview Station:
    • 33.620665, -84.245754
    • 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 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Since Fairview Station is near Clayton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Station

Communities Also Named Fairview Station ...

We found three communities that are also named Fairview Station.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Fairview Station.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Gwinnett County
      • This Fairview Station is located in Gwinnett County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Station that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Fairview Station.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Fairview Station is located in Marion County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairview Station that is located in Henry 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].

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chimney Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Cotton Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
  • Creek Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Creek Cove is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
  • Dove Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dove Rest is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Rest
  • Ellenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fay ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fay is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Foxfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Foxfield is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Hidden Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Lakes is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
  • Homestead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Homestead is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Katherine Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lincolndale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinecrest is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • River Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Stokes Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
    • Strawberry Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Strawberry Hills is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Swan Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Swan Lake is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake

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:

  • McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Station to McDonough, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Station) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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>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 Station 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 Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6207, Longitude: -84.2458       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.165 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.557 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.262 degrees.