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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 Fairmont City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairmont City 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 Fairmont City:
- 38.650326, -90.102451
- 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 Fairmont City
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Fairmont City is near Madison County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Fairmont City
Communities Also Named Fairmont City ...
We found one communities that are also named Fairmont City.
Within Illinois, the name Fairmont City is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Fairmont City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Fairmont City is located in Clarion County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont City that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Fairmont City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont City ...
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.
- Bunkum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Park
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- French Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Golden Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Gardens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gardens
- Granite City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jeff Vander Lou
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jeff Vander Lou is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Vander Lou
- National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pontoon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Lake is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
- Signal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hill is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
How Far From Fairmont City 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 village such as Fairmont City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmont City and extending to:
- Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairmont City to Belleville, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 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 from Point A (ie- Fairmont City) 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 Fairmont City 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 Fairmont City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6503, Longitude: -90.1025 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmont City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.011 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.598 degrees. |
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