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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 Fairville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairville 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 Fairville:
- 43.156076, -94.463307
- 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 Fairville
- 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 Palo Alto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Alto County
- Since Fairville is near Kossuth County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kossuth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emmet 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 Fairville
Communities Also Named Fairville ...
We found six communities that are also named Fairville.
Within Iowa, the name Fairville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Fairville is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fairville that is located in Palo Alto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Fairville.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the south of the Fairville that is located in Palo Alto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Fairville.
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Fairville is located in Saline County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairville that is located in Palo Alto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Fairville.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Fairville is located in Wayne County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fairville that is located in Palo Alto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairville.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Fairville is located in Chester County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairville that is located in Palo Alto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fairville.
- Union County
- This Fairville is located in Union County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the east of the Fairville that is located in Palo Alto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Fairville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairville ...
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.
- Cylinder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Emmetsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fallow is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallow
- Lone Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Plover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
How Far From Fairville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairville and extending to:
- Emmetsburg, which is the Seat of Palo Alto County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairville to Emmetsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fairville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fairville 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 Fairville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1561, Longitude: -94.4633 In this case, the coordinates for Fairville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.118 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.74 degrees. |
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