Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairdealing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairdealing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairdealing
- 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 Fairdealing:
- 36.662835, -90.616783
- 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 Fairdealing
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Fairdealing is near Butler County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Fairdealing ...
We found one communities that share the name Fairdealing.
Within Missouri, the name Fairdealing is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Fairdealing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Fairdealing is located in Marshall County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fairdealing that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Fairdealing.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairdealing ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Greenville Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Ford
- Greenville Ford is located in Ripley County
- Kingbee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lone Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Martinsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Ripley County
- Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Parks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Butler County
How Far From Fairdealing 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 Fairdealing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairdealing and extending to:
- Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairdealing to Doniphan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairdealing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairdealing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairdealing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6628, Longitude: -90.6168 In this case, the coordinates for Fairdealing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Fairdealing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.269 degrees. |