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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 Fairway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Estates 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 Fairway Estates:
- 41.516944, -88.148611
- 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 Fairway Estates
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Fairway Estates is near Grundy County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Fairway Estates
Communities Also Named Fairway Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Fairway Estates.
Within Illinois, the name Fairway Estates is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Fairway Estates is located in Spartanburg County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairway Estates that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairway Estates.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Fairway Estates is located in Blount County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairway Estates that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairway Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Fairway Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fairway Estates that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Fairway Estates.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Fairway Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairway Estates that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fairway Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Estates ...
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.
- Birds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birds is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
- Crest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Hunt Club
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunt Club is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
- Michigan Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Michigan Beach is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
- Oak Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Pheasant Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Prairie Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rock Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Run Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Park
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Rockdale Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Squires Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Vintage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vintage is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Winding Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Fairway Estates 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 community such as Fairway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway Estates and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairway Estates to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairway Estates) 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 Fairway Estates 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 Fairway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5169, Longitude: -88.1486 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.925 degrees. |
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