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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 Fairway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway 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 Fairway:
- 39.018999, -77.018866
- 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 Fairway
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Fairway is near Prince George's County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Fairway
Communities Also Named Fairway ...
We found five communities that are also named Fairway.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Fairway.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Harford County
- This Fairway is located in Harford County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairway that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fairway.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Fairway is located in Johnson County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fairway that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Fairway.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Fairway is located in Fayette County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west of the Fairway that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairway.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Fairway is located in Berks County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairway that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Fairway.
- York County
- This Fairway is located in York County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north of the Fairway that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Fairway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway ...
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.
- Burnt Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Cresthaven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hillandale Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Hillandale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indian Spring Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Quaint Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rock Creek Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Forest
- Rock Creek Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
- Rock Creek Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Hills
- Rock Creek Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Knolls
- Rocky Brook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Rosemary Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Fairway 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 Fairway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Fairway to Annapolis, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is just to the south (S).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairway) 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 Fairway 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 Fairway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0190, Longitude: -77.0189 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees. |
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