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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 Fairville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fairville:
    • 39.231935, -93.218314
    • 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 Fairville
  • 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 Fairville ...

We found six communities that share the name Fairville.

Within Missouri, the name Fairville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Fairville is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairville that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Fairville.
    • Iowa
      • Palo Alto County
      • This Fairville is located in Palo Alto County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairville that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Fairville.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the south of the Fairville that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Fairville.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Fairville is located in Wayne County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairville that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Fairville is located in Chester County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fairville that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fairville.
      • Union County
      • This Fairville is located in Union County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fairville that is located in Saline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Fairville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairville ...

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.

  • Grand Pass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
    • Grand Pass is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Grand Port
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Port have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
    • Grand Port is located in Chariton County
  • Grand River City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
    • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
  • Malta Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
    • Malta Bend is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <3>
  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Missouri Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
    • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
  • Mount Leonard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
    • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Salt Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
    • Salt Springs is located in Saline County

How Far From Fairville 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 Fairville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairville and extending to:

  • Marshall, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the South.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairville to White House, with an average speed<4>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 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairville. 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' (or 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- Fairville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2319, Longitude: -93.2183    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fairville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.112 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.187 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.966 degrees.









 

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