Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairoaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairoaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairoaks
- 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 Fairoaks:
- 39.085388, -76.533574
- 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 Fairoaks
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Fairoaks is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Fairoaks ...
We found four communities that share the name Fairoaks.
Within Maryland, the name Fairoaks is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairoaks that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Fairoaks.
- Montgomery County
- This Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northeast of the Fairoaks that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fairoaks.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairoaks ...
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.
- Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Captains Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
- Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Clearview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cool Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Crystal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Crystal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cypress Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Divinity Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divinity Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divinity Cove
- Divinity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Fernbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Herald Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herald Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
- Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Holly Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
- Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jacobsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jennings
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
- Longmeadow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Maceys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
- Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Oak Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Pack Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Riding Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riding Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riding Woods
- Riding Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Rivendell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Round Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Royal Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
- Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Smugglers Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smugglers Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
- Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Sunset Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Sunset Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Trinity Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
- Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Twin Harbors
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Harbors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbors
- Twin Harbors is located in Anne Arundel County
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Indian Village
How Far From Fairoaks 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 Fairoaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairoaks and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fairoaks to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairoaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 from Point A (ie- Fairoaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairoaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0854, Longitude: -76.5336 In this case, the coordinates for Fairoaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Fairoaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.429 degrees. |