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Communities Also Named Fairbank ...

We found seven communities that share the name Fairbank.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Fairbank is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, one is located in Canada and the other six communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Fairbank [Cochise County].
    • Iowa
      • Buchanan County
      • This Fairbank is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Fairbank.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Fairbank is located in Talbot County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Fairbank.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Fairbank.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Fairbank is located in Fayette County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairbank.
    • South Dakota
      • Sully County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Fairbank [Sully County].
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Fairbank [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairbank ...

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.

  • Big Beaver Cove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver Cove
  • Birchy Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchy Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchy Bay
  • Burnt Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cove
  • Comfort Cove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cove
  • Dog Bay ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bay
  • Farmers Arm ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Arm
  • Gayside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayside
  • Hillgrade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Little Beaver Cove ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Beaver Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Beaver Cove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rodgers Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodgers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cove
    • Salt Pans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Pans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Pans
    • Seal Cove ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Strongs Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Island
    • Tilt Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilt Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilt Cove
    • Virgin Arm ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgin Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin Arm

How Far From Fairbank 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 Fairbank to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fairbank to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,171 miles [5,103.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fairbank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Fairbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4333, Longitude: -54.6667    
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fairbank 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 . 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fairbank to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.879 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.517 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.37 degrees.




 

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