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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 Fairway Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Oaks 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 Fairway Oaks:
    • 31.223007, -81.469267
    • 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 Fairway Oaks
  • 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
    • Since Fairway Oaks is near Camden County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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 Fairway Oaks

Communities Also Named Fairway Oaks ...

We found three communities that are also named Fairway Oaks.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Fairway Oaks.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Chatham County
      • This Fairway Oaks is located in Chatham County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairway Oaks that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fairway Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Fairway Oaks is located in Athens County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the north of the Fairway Oaks that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Fairway Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Fairway Oaks is located in Beaufort County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairway Oaks that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Fairway Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Oaks ...

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.

  • Clover Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • College Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cypress Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Mills is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mills
  • Dock Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Gordon Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Groveside Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
  • High Hill Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
  • Island View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Island View is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Magnolia Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Marshes-of-Mackay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshes-of-Mackay is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes-of-Mackay
  • Oak Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
  • Parade Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
  • Pine Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

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

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

  • Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairway Oaks to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairway Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fairway Oaks 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 Fairway Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2230, Longitude: -81.4693       In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.49 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.29 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.823 degrees.