Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairdealing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairdealing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairdealing
- 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 Fairdealing:
- 36.846138, -88.239371
- 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 Fairdealing
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Fairdealing is near Calloway County and also Trigg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calloway County
- eBird sighting report for Trigg 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 Fairdealing ...
We found one communities that share the name Fairdealing.
Within Kentucky, the name Fairdealing is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Fairdealing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Ripley County
- This Fairdealing is located in Ripley County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fairdealing that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Fairdealing.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairdealing ...
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.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Little Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear Creek
- Little Bear Creek is located in Marshall County
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calloway County
- Scale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Livingston County
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Marshall County
How Far From Fairdealing 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 community such as Fairdealing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairdealing and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairdealing to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairdealing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairdealing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairdealing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8461, Longitude: -88.2394 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Fairdealing 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 314.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.164 degrees. |