Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairfield
- 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 Fairfield:
- 38.151417, -93.394370
- 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 Fairfield
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Fairfield is near Hickory County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hickory County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Fairfield ...
We found 88 communities that share the name Fairfield.
Within Missouri, the name Fairfield is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 88 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 88 communities, 84 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Fairfield is located in Covington County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Fairfield.
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fairfield [Jackson County].
- Jefferson County
- This Fairfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairfield.
- Lawrence County
- This Fairfield is located in Lawrence County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Fairfield.
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Fairfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairfield.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fairfield [Pulaski County].
- British Columbia
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Duval County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fairfield [Duval County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Fairfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fairfield.
- Marion County
- This Fairfield is located in Marion County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fairfield.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Fairfield is located in Chatham County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fairfield.
- Clarke County
- This Fairfield is located in Clarke County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Fairfield.
- DeKalb County
- This Fairfield is located in DeKalb County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Fairfield.
- Dougherty County
- This Fairfield is located in Dougherty County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Fairfield.
- Newton County
- This Fairfield is located in Newton County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Fairfield.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Fairfield is located in Lake County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Fairfield.
- Wayne County
- This Fairfield is located in Wayne County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairfield.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fairfield [Allen County].
- Franklin County
- This Fairfield is located in Franklin County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fairfield.
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fairfield [Howard County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairfield [Jefferson County].
- Wabaunsee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairfield [Wabaunsee County].
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- This Fairfield is located in Breckinridge County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Fairfield.
- Nelson County
- This Fairfield is located in Nelson County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Fairfield.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Fairfield is located in Caddo Parish and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Fairfield.
- Grant Parish
- This Fairfield is located in Grant Parish and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the south of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Fairfield.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Fairfield is located in Baltimore City and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Fairfield.
- Carroll County
- This Fairfield is located in Carroll County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairfield.
- Wicomico County
- This Fairfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Fairfield.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Fairfield is located in Lenawee County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Fairfield.
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fairfield [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Fairfield lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Fairfield is located in Essex County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Fairfield.
- Monmouth County
- This Fairfield is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Fairfield.
- New Mexico
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Fairfield is located in Herkimer County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Fairfield.
- Tioga County
- This Fairfield is located in Tioga County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Fairfield.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Fairfield is located in Guilford County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Fairfield.
- Hyde County
- This Fairfield is located in Hyde County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Fairfield.
- Johnston County
- This Fairfield is located in Johnston County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Fairfield.
- Union County
- This Fairfield is located in Union County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Fairfield.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Fairfield is located in Butler County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Fairfield.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fairfield [Greene County].
- Jefferson County
- This Fairfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairfield.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Fairfield [Lane County].
- Marion County
- This Fairfield is located in Marion County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fairfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Fairfield is located in Adams County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fairfield.
- Erie County
- This Fairfield is located in Erie County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Fairfield.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Lancaster County].
- Lycoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Lycoming County].
- Washington County
- This Fairfield is located in Washington County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairfield.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Westmoreland County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Fairfield lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Fairfield is located in Bedford County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Fairfield.
- Blount County
- This Fairfield is located in Blount County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairfield.
- Greene County
- This Fairfield is located in Greene County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fairfield.
- Hamblen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Hamblen County].
- Hickman County
- This Fairfield is located in Hickman County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Fairfield.
- Sumner County
- This Fairfield is located in Sumner County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Fairfield.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fairfield [Bexar County].
- Freestone County
- This Fairfield is located in Freestone County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Fairfield.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Fairfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Fairfield.
- Utah County
- This Fairfield is located in Utah County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the west northwest of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Fairfield.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Fairfield is located in Clarke County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Fairfield.
- Essex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairfield [Essex County].
- Rockbridge County
- This Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Fairfield.
- Salem City
- This Fairfield is located in Salem City and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the east of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Fairfield.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Fairfield is located in Spokane County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfield that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Fairfield.
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Fairfield [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Benton County
- Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dell Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
- Dell Junction is located in Benton County
- Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Majorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majorville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Opportunity Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
- Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
- Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bottom Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
- Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
- Wisdom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Fairfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Fairfield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairfield and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfield to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1514, Longitude: -93.3944 In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Fairfield 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Fairfield 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 318.17 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.112 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.267 degrees. |