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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 Fairgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove:
- 43.524484, -83.543436
- 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 Fairgrove
- 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 Tuscola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- Since Fairgrove is near Saginaw County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Fairgrove
Communities Also Named Fairgrove ...
We found two communities that are also named Fairgrove.
Within Michigan, the name Fairgrove is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Fairgrove is located in Catawba County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairgrove that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Fairgrove.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairgrove that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Fairgrove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairgrove ...
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.
- Bach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Denmark Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Gagetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indiantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Mayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose Island is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Fairgrove 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 village such as Fairgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairgrove and extending to:
- Caro, which is the Seat of Tuscola County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairgrove 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 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 464 miles [746.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairgrove) 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 Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5245, Longitude: -83.5434 In this case, the coordinates for Fairgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.00 degrees. |
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