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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 Mayfair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayfair 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 Mayfair:
    • 33.807883, -84.366037
    • 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 Mayfair
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Mayfair is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Mayfair

Communities Also Named Mayfair ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Mayfair.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Mayfair.

Beyond Georgia, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Chatham County
      • This Mayfair is located in Chatham County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Mayfair.
    • Dougherty County
      • This Mayfair is located in Dougherty County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Mayfair.
    • Richmond County
      • This Mayfair is located in Richmond County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mayfair.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Mayfair is located in Jefferson County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mayfair.
      • Madison County
      • This Mayfair is located in Madison County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mayfair.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Mayfair is located in Montgomery County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mayfair.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Mayfair is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Mayfair.
    • British Columbia
      • This Mayfair lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Mayfair is located in Kern County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Mayfair.
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Mayfair [Los Angeles County].
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Mayfair is located in Kent County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Mayfair.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Mayfair is located in Cook County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Mayfair.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Mayfair is located in Tazewell County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Mayfair.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Mayfair [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Mayfair is located in Baltimore County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mayfair.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Mayfair is located in Prince George's County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Mayfair.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Mayfair is located in Hinds County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Mayfair.
    • New York
      • Schenectady County
      • This Mayfair is located in Schenectady County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Mayfair.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Mayfair is located in Cumberland County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mayfair.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Mayfair is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Mayfair.
    • Ontario
      • This Mayfair lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Mayfair is located in Northumberland County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mayfair.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Mayfair is located in Philadelphia County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the northeast of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mayfair.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Mayfair lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Mayfair is located in Florence County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Mayfair.
      • Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Mayfair [Greenville County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Mayfair is located in Harris County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Mayfair.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Mayfair is located in Weber County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mayfair that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Mayfair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayfair ...

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.

  • Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bolton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Cabbage Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Comfort Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
  • Copen Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
  • De Foor Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
  • Derby Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
  • Edwardsville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Ellen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ellen is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Forest Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
  • Grove Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hills Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Magnolia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Mechanicsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
    • Peoplestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
    • Powers Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
    • Starlight Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
    • Summerhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Vine City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine City is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
    • Virginia Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mayfair to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayfair) 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 Mayfair 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 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.
<4>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 Mayfair 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 Mayfair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8079, Longitude: -84.3660       In this case, the coordinates for Mayfair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.243 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.264 degrees.