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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 Fair Play, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Play 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 Fair Play:
    • 40.236777, -74.464596
    • 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 Fair Play
  • 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Since Fair Play is near Middlesex County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Fair Play

Communities Also Named Fair Play ...

We found seven communities that are also named Fair Play.

Within New Jersey, the name Fair Play is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Fair Play is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fair Play that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Fair Play.
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Fair Play.
    • Missouri
      • Polk County
      • This Fair Play is located in Polk County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fair Play that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Fair Play.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Fair Play [Elko County].
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Fair Play is located in Oconee County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fair Play that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fair Play.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • This Fair Play is located in Panola County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fair Play that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Fair Play.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Fair Play is located in Grant County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fair Play that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Fair Play.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Play ...

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.

  • Clearbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clearbrook is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Elton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elton is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Gravel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Half Acre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Half Acre is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
  • Hickory Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
  • Locust Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
  • Middlesex Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlesex Downs is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Downs
  • Pages Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Red Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
  • Robinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
  • Stone Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
  • Sweetman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman
  • Twin Rivers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
  • Union Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Valley is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

  • Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Play to Freehold, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fair Play) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fair Play, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Fair Play 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 Fair Play. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2368, Longitude: -74.4646       In this case, the coordinates for Fair Play have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.264 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.805 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.073 degrees.