Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairmount, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairmount and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairmount
- 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 Fairmount:
- 40.045552, -87.829441
- 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 Fairmount
- 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Fairmount is near Champaign County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- eBird sighting report for Edgar 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 Fairmount ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Fairmount.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Fairmount.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Fairmount is located in Benton County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fairmount.
- Prairie County
- This Fairmount is located in Prairie County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the south southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Fairmount.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Fairmount is located in Frederick County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fairmount.
- Somerset County
- This Fairmount is located in Somerset County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Fairmount.
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Fairmount.
- Jackson County
- This Fairmount is located in Jackson County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Fairmount.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Fairmount [Bergen County].
- Hunterdon County
- This Fairmount is located in Hunterdon County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<2> to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Fairmount.
- Morris County
- This Fairmount is located in Morris County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Fairmount.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Fairmount.
- Hamilton County
- This Fairmount is located in Hamilton County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east southeast of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairmount.
- Miami County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Fairmount.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairmount [Butler County].
- Lancaster County
- This Fairmount is located in Lancaster County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Fairmount.
- Philadelphia County
- This Fairmount is located in Philadelphia County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Fairmount.
- Wayne County
- This Fairmount is located in Wayne County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairmount.
- Westmoreland County
- This Fairmount is located in Westmoreland County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Fairmount.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Fairmount is located in Hamilton County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairmount.
- Sullivan County
- This Fairmount is located in Sullivan County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the southeast of the Fairmount that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fairmount.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmount ...
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.
- Archie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Belgium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Brothers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hartshorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Kellyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Vermilion County
- Maizetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Vermilion County
How Far From Fairmount to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Fairmount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmount and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairmount to Danville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairmount. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fairmount 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. |
| <2> | 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- Fairmount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0456, Longitude: -87.8294 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fairmount, 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 Fairmount 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 314.56 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.214 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.175 degrees. |