Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairburn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairburn
- 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 Fairburn:
- 46.253773, -116.732090
- 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 Fairburn
- 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 Nez Perce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
- Since Fairburn is near Lewis County and also Asotin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Asotin 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 Fairburn ...
We found four communities that share the name Fairburn.
Within Idaho, the name Fairburn is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairburn ...
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.
- Clicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Craig Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Junction
- Craig Junction is located in Lewis County
- Culdesac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
- Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <3>
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Slickpoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
- Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
- Snow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
- Woodside ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Fairburn 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 Fairburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Fairburn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairburn and extending to:
- Lewiston, which is the Seat of Nez Perce County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairburn to Lewiston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,058 miles [3,312 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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- Fairburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2538, Longitude: -116.7321 In this case, the coordinates for Fairburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Fairburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fairburn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.931 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.256 degrees. |