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:
- 31.438646, -92.677518
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Grant Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- Since Fairmount is near Rapides Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- 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.
Within Louisiana, the name Fairmount is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 40 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Fairmount is located in Benton County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the north northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Fairmount.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Massac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fairmount [Massac County].
- Vermilion County
- This Fairmount is located in Vermilion County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Fairmount.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Fairmount is located in Frederick County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Fairmount.
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the parish.
- 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 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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.<3> 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 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km] to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairmount.
- Miami County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the parish.
- 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.<3> 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 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Grant Parish.
- 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.
- Alfalfa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bagdad
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Kateland
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
- Mead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oasis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Ravencamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sharp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fairmount 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 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:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Grant Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairmount to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>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 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 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 State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 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: 31.4386, Longitude: -92.6775 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 parish. 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. |
| <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 317.101 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.986 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.049 degrees. |