Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fayville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fayville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fayville
- 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 Fayville:
- 37.164772, -89.426751
- 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 Fayville
- 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 Alexander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Since Fayville is near Scott County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau 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 Fayville ...
We found three communities that share the name Fayville.
Within Illinois, the name Fayville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fayville ...
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.
- Clank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
- Gale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Grays Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
- Grays Point is located in Scott County (MO)
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Olive Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
- Poor Farm ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Tankville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <3>
How Far From Fayville 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 Fayville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fayville and extending to:
- Cairo, which is the Seat of Alexander County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fayville to Cairo, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fayville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 from Point A (ie- Fayville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1648, Longitude: -89.4268 In this case, the coordinates for Fayville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fayville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.905 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.623 degrees. |