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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fairway Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fairway Acres ...

We found four communities that share the name Fairway Acres.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Fairway Acres.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
  • Copenhagen ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
  • Gamewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Gamewell Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamewell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
    • Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
  • Honey Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Lovelady ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Caldwell County
  • Maple Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
    • Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Pineburr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineburr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
    • Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
  • Sawmills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Smokey Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Creek
    • Smokey Creek is located in Caldwell County

How Far From Fairway Acres 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairway Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Fairway Acres) to Point B.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).
<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 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 Fairway Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.626 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.104 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.599 degrees.




 

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