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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 Fairman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairman 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 Fairman:
- 38.677696, -89.104996
- 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 Fairman
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Fairman is near Clinton County and also Bond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bond 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 Fairman
Communities Also Named Fairman ...
We found one communities that are also named Fairman.
Within Illinois, the name Fairman is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Fairman in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Fairman is located in Pulaski County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairman that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Fairman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairman ...
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.
- Bannister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boulder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harbor Light Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- Hookdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Huey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Marydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Panorama Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Fairman 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 Fairman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairman and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairman to Salem, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, 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 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairman) 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 Fairman 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 Fairman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6777, Longitude: -89.1050 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.125 degrees. |
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