Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fair River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair River and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fair River

• 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 Fair River:
  • 31.546003, -90.269257
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Fair River

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Fair River is near Lawrence County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Fair River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair River ...

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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hartman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hartman is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Hooker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• New Sight
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
• Pearlhaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlhaven
• Pines Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pines Ferry is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Ferry
• Sand Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Stronghope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stronghope is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghope

How Far From Fair River 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 community such as Fair River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fair River and extending to:

• Brookhaven, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fair River to Brookhaven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,502 miles [12,073.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'