Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairmont
- 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:
- 38.908937, -90.214277
- 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 Fairmont
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Fairmont is near Saint Charles County and also Jersey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- eBird sighting report for Jersey 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 Fairmont ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Fairmont.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Fairmont.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fairmont lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- California
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Fairmont is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the south of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fairmont.
- Grant Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Fairmont [Grant Parish].
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Davidson 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 North Carolina community of Fairmont [Davidson County].
- Robeson County
- This Fairmont is located in Robeson County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Fairmont.
- Wake County
- This Fairmont is located in Wake County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairmont.
- Nova Scotia
- This Fairmont lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fairmont lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Fairmont is located in Fayette County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairmont.
- Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Fairmont [Westmoreland County].
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Fairmont [Hamilton County].
- Rutherford County
- This Fairmont is located in Rutherford County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fairmont.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Jefferson County
- This Fairmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairmont.
- Snohomish County
- This Fairmont is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km] to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Fairmont.
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont ...
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.
- Black Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Black Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Cottage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Ivy Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
- Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
- Lockhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rosewood Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Shoveltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoveltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
- Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Spanish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Wood River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
- Wood River is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
How Far From Fairmont 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 Fairmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmont and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairmont to Edwardsville, 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9089, Longitude: -90.2143 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmont 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fairmont 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fairmont 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 316.094 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.817 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.591 degrees. |