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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 Fay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fay 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 Fay:
    • 31.965995, -92.687651
    • 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 Fay
  • 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
    • Since Fay is near Natchitoches Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Fay

Communities Also Named Fay ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Fay.

Within Louisiana, the name Fay is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fay [Hempstead County].
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fay [Henry County].
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fay [Carroll County].
    • Kansas
      • Russell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fay [Russell County].
    • Missouri
      • Ozark County
      • This Fay is located in Ozark County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<3> to the north of the Fay that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Fay.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Fay [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Franklin County
      • This Fay is located in Franklin County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Fay that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fay.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Fay is located in Washington County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Fay that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fay.
    • Oklahoma
      • Dewey County
      • This Fay is located in Dewey County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fay that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Fay.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fay [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Culberson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Culberson County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culberson County community of Fay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fay ...

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.

  • Carla
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carla is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carla
  • Coldwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Crockett ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockett is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Five Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Five Forks is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Gaars Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
  • Joyce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kelly Front ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelly Front is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Front
  • Mulberry Hill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulberry Hill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
  • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Prairie Home ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Home is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Zion Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Hill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Fay 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 Fay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Fay once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fay and extending to:

  • Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fay to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Fay 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.
<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 Fay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Fay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fay 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 Fay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9660, Longitude: -92.6877       In this case, the coordinates for Fay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.169 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.135 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.981 degrees.