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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 Grove:
35.851055, -80.077672
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We found one communities that share the name Fair Grove.
Within North Carolina, the name Fair Grove is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Fair Grove in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Missouri
Greene County
This Fair Grove is located in Greene County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fair Grove that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fair Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Grove ...
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.
Eden ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Fair Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fair Grove and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Grove to Lexington, with an average speed<4> 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.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fair Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8511, Longitude: -80.0777 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fair Grove 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 309.776 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.134 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.013 degrees.