Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fayette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fayette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fayette
- 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 Fayette:
- 42.840259, -91.802663
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fayette
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Fayette is near Clayton County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fayette ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Fayette.
Within Iowa, the name Fayette is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fayette [Delta County].
- Otsego 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 Michigan community of Fayette [Otsego County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fayette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayette.
- Fulton County
- This Fayette is located in Fulton County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fayette that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Fayette.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Fayette is located in Fayette County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fayette that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayette.
- Lawrence County
- This Fayette is located in Lawrence County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east of the Fayette that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Fayette.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fayette ...
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.
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Miner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Strawberry Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
- Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <5>
How Far From Fayette 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 city such as Fayette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fayette and extending to:
- West Union, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fayette to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fayette: www.fayetteia.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fayette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8403, Longitude: -91.8027 In this case, the coordinates for Fayette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fayette 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fayette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.26 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.689 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.419 degrees. |