Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairmont
- 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 Fairmont:
- 43.643921, -94.461728
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fairmont
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Fairmont is near Faribault County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Faribault County
- eBird sighting report for Emmet 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fairmont ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Fairmont.
Within Minnesota, the name Fairmont is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fairmont lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Fairmont is located in Madison County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairmont.
- Will County
- This Fairmont is located in Will County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fairmont.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Fairmont is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fairmont.
- Grant Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Fairmont [Grant Parish].
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairmont [Davidson County].
- Robeson County
- This Fairmont is located in Robeson County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Fairmont.
- Wake County
- This Fairmont is located in Wake County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairmont.
- Nova Scotia
- This Fairmont lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fairmont lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Fairmont is located in Fayette County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairmont.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairmont [Westmoreland County].
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairmont [Hamilton County].
- Rutherford County
- This Fairmont is located in Rutherford County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fairmont.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Jefferson County
- This Fairmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairmont.
- Snohomish County
- This Fairmont is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km] to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Fairmont.
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont ...
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.
- Alpha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Blue Earth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Ceylon is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <4>
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Granada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Maple Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Pilot Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Welcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <4>
- Willow Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
How Far From Fairmont 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 city such as Fairmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmont and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairmont to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fairmont: www.fairmont.org/
The official website for Martin County: www.co.martin.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6439, Longitude: -94.4617 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fairmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fairmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.933 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.624 degrees. |