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we pass this GPS location for Fairmont:
35.789596, -78.666393
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We found 29 communities that share the name Fairmont.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Fairmont.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Davidson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairmont [Davidson County].
Robeson County
This Fairmont is located in Robeson County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Fairmont.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Fairmont lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
California
Los Angeles County
This Fairmont is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Fairmont.
Florida
Duval County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fairmont [Duval County].
Illinois
Madison County
This Fairmont is located in Madison County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairmont.
Will County
This Fairmont is located in Will County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fairmont.
Kansas
Riley County
This Fairmont is located in Riley County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Fairmont.
Kentucky
Webster County
This Fairmont is located in Webster County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Fairmont.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Fairmont is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fairmont.
Grant Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Fairmont [Grant Parish].
Maryland
Harford County
This Fairmont is located in Harford County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fairmont.
Minnesota
Martin County
This Fairmont is located in Martin County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Fairmont.
Missouri
Clark County
This Fairmont is located in Clark County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Fairmont.
Nebraska
Fillmore County
This Fairmont is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Fairmont.
Nova Scotia
This Fairmont lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
Ohio
Guernsey County
This Fairmont is located in Guernsey County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Fairmont.
Oklahoma
Garfield County
This Fairmont is located in Garfield County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Fairmont.
Ontario
This Fairmont lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Fairmont is located in Fayette County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the north of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairmont.
Westmoreland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairmont [Westmoreland County].
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
This Fairmont is located in Spartanburg County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairmont.
Tennessee
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairmont [Hamilton County].
Rutherford County
This Fairmont is located in Rutherford County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fairmont.
Texas
Floyd County
This Fairmont is located in Floyd County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Fairmont.
Utah
Weber County
This Fairmont is located in Weber County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Fairmont.
Washington
Jefferson County
This Fairmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairmont.
Snohomish County
This Fairmont is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km] to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Fairmont.
West Virginia
Marion County
This Fairmont is located in Marion County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fairmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont ...
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.
Georgetown (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Fairmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmont and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the East Southeast.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairmont to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fairmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Fairmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7896, Longitude: -78.6664 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<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 Fairmont 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 308.967 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.198 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.481 degrees.