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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 Fairgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove:
    • 35.707355, -81.265361
    • 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 Fairgrove
  • 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
    • Since Fairgrove is near Burke County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Fairgrove

Communities Also Named Fairgrove ...

We found two communities that are also named Fairgrove.

Within North Carolina, the name Fairgrove is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the north of the Fairgrove that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Fairgrove.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairgrove that is located in Catawba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Fairgrove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairgrove ...

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.

  • Advent Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
  • Catfish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Catfish is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Fairbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
  • Henry River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Henry River is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry River
  • Hickory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Long View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Maiden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Penelope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Penelope is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
  • Plateau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plateau is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Providence Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
  • Startown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Startown is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
  • Sweetwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

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

  • Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairgrove to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7074, Longitude: -81.2654       In this case, the coordinates for Fairgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.468 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.528 degrees.