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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 West Fairview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Fairview 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 West Fairview:
- 38.466748, -82.682107
- 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 West Fairview
- 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Since West Fairview is near Greenup County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 West Fairview
Communities Also Named West Fairview ...
We found one communities that are also named West Fairview.
Within Kentucky, the name West Fairview is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named West Fairview in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This West Fairview is located in Cumberland County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Fairview that is located in Boyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of West Fairview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Fairview ...
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.
- Big Sandy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
- Cannonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Coal Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Geigers Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Geigers Crossing is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Crossing
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ironville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Little Garner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Garner is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Garner
- Meads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meads is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Naples is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Raceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Three Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
How Far From West Fairview 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 West Fairview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Fairview and extending to:
- Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Fairview to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Fairview) 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 West Fairview 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 West Fairview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4667, Longitude: -82.6821 In this case, the coordinates for West Fairview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.282 degrees. |
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