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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 Fairview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fairview Acres:
    • 39.611211, -77.134983
    • 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 Fairview Acres
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Fairview Acres is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Fairview Acres

Communities Also Named Fairview Acres ...

We found eight communities that are also named Fairview Acres.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Fairview Acres.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Washington County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Washington County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Fairview Acres.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Saint Francois County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Fairview Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Wake County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Roane County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Culpeper County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Fairview Acres.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Fairview Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Wood County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Acres ...

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.

  • Bear Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Run is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
  • Cloverberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverberry
  • Copperfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Copperfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Copperville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Daisy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
  • Fairground Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
  • Glenn Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Joseph Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
  • Key Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
  • Mayberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Meadow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ottersdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
    • Quaker Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
    • Roberts Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts Mill Run is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill Run
    • Stumptown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stumptown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
    • Sunset Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
    • Union Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Union Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
    • Uniontown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Wheatfields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheatfields is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wolfs Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairview Acres and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 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- Fairview Acres) 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 Fairview Acres 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 Fairview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6112, Longitude: -77.1350       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.901 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.562 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.478 degrees.