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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:
    • 39.698984, -77.798884
    • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Fairview Acres is near Franklin County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairview Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Washington 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.

  • Cedar Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Countryside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Countryside is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Dry Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dry Run is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Gardenspot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
  • Gristmill Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gristmill Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Hill
  • Long Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Martins Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
  • Mason and Dixon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason and Dixon is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason and Dixon
  • Nova
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nova is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
  • Orchard Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Rockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Wood Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wood Point is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

How Far From Fairview Acres 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 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:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairview Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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: 39.6990, Longitude: -77.7989       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.292 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.02 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.731 degrees.