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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 Fairfield Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfield Commons and the surrounding area.
- 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 Commons:
- 33.437067, -88.808387
- 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 Fairfield Commons
- 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Fairfield Commons is near Lowndes County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fairfield Commons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield Commons ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherokee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Green Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Heritage Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
- Hillbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillbrook is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Starkville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timbercove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timbercove is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Fairfield Commons 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 Fairfield Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairfield Commons and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfield Commons to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Fairfield Commons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairfield Commons to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfield Commons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4371, Longitude: -88.8084 In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield Commons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.681 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.128 degrees. |
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