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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 Fairville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairville 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 Fairville:
- 29.715485, -91.229270
- 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 Fairville
- 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 Saint Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
- Since Fairville is near Saint Martin Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fairville
Communities Also Named Fairville ...
We found six communities that are also named Fairville.
Within Louisiana, the name Fairville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Fairville is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Fairville.
- Iowa
- Palo Alto County
- This Fairville is located in Palo Alto County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the north of the Fairville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Fairville.
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Fairville is located in Saline County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north of the Fairville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Fairville.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Fairville is located in Wayne County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairville.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Fairville is located in Chester County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fairville.
- Union County
- This Fairville is located in Union County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km] to the northeast of the Fairville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Fairville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairville ...
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.
- Bayou Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Bayou Sale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Boeuf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boeuf is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeuf
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fivemile Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile Oaks is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Oaks
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Lower Texas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Maria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Maryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maryland is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Shadyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Upper Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
How Far From Fairville 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 Fairville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairville to Franklin, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 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- Fairville) 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 Fairville 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 Fairville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7155, Longitude: -91.2293 In this case, the coordinates for Fairville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.994 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.70 degrees. |
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