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 Fairview Acres:
37.858385, -90.533458
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.
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 Saint Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found eight communities that share the name Fairview Acres.
Within Missouri, the name Fairview Acres is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Fairview Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Fairview Acres.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Fairview Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairview Acres.
Washington County
This Fairview Acres is located in Washington County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Acres.
North Carolina
Wake County
This Fairview Acres is located in Wake County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairview Acres.
Tennessee
Roane County
This Fairview Acres is located in Roane County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Fairview Acres.
Virginia
Culpeper County
This Fairview Acres is located in Culpeper County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Fairview Acres.
Mecklenburg County
This Fairview Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Fairview Acres.
West Virginia
Wood County
This Fairview Acres is located in Wood County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Acres ...
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 (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Fairview Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairview Acres and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairview Acres to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Fairview Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8584, Longitude: -90.5335 In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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 Fairview Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.259 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.864 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.977 degrees.