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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Forest 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 Forest:
- 34.974331, -78.968084
- 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 Forest
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Fairway Forest is near Robeson County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Fairway Forest ...
We found two communities that are also named Fairway Forest.
Within North Carolina, the name Fairway Forest is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Fairway Forest is located in Caddo Parish and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fairway Forest that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Fairway Forest.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Fairway Forest is located in Roanoke County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairway Forest that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Fairway Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Forest ...
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.
- Creekbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
- Crossgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Crystal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Decker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Ducks Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Emerald Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
- Hope Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Queensdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Shadowlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Stoney Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Winter Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Fairway Forest to ...
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 Fairway Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway Forest and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Fairway Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairway Forest) 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 Fairway Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9743, Longitude: -78.9681 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.152 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.86 degrees. |
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