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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 Fairway Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Acres 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 Fairway Acres:
- 35.833186, -81.535094
- 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 Fairway Acres
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Fairway Acres is near Burke County and also Catawba 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 Catawba 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 Fairway Acres
Communities Also Named Fairway Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Fairway Acres.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Fairway Acres.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- This Fairway Acres is located in Wake County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fairway Acres that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairway Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tuolumne County
- This Fairway Acres is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairway Acres that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Fairway Acres.
- Virginia
- Richmond County
- This Fairway Acres is located in Richmond County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairway Acres that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Fairway Acres.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Fairway Acres is located in Wood County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north of the Fairway Acres that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairway Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Acres ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Gamewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Gamewell Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
- Honey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Lovelady ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelady is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Maple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Pineburr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
- Sawmills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Smokey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smokey Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Creek
How Far From Fairway Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairway Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway Acres and extending to:
- Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairway Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairway Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fairway Acres 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 Fairway Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8332, Longitude: -81.5351 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.626 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.104 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.599 degrees. |
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