Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fair Plain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Plain and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fair Plain

• 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 Fair Plain:
  • 42.086985, -86.455855
  • 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 Fair Plain

• 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
  • Since Fair Plain is near Cass County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Fair Plain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Plain ...

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.

• Derby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Derby is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Hartman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Kings Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Oxbow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pearl Grange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
• Shanghai Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
• Stevensville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevensville is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <1>
• Twelve Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
• Vineland
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vineland is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
• Waverland Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fair Plain and extending to:

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fair Plain to Lansing, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'