Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fairystone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairystone and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fairystone

• 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 Fairystone:
  • 32.719032, -83.706851
  • 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 Fairystone

• 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since Fairystone is near Peach County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Fairystone

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairystone ...

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.

• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
• Christian Rest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
• Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Neck Settlement is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Neck Settlement
• Danes Meadow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
• Echo Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo Glen is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
• Glenhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Groveland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
• Hidden Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Liberty View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Liberty View is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
• Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadows is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Rutland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
• Silver Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
• Terra Cotta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
• Three Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Three Oaks is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairystone and extending to:

• Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairystone to Macon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'