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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair 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 Fair Acres:
- 41.161389, -81.207222
- 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 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Fair Acres is near Summit County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Acres
Communities Also Named Fair Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Fair Acres.
Within Ohio, the name Fair Acres is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Fair Acres is located in Cook County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fair Acres that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Fair Acres.
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Fair Acres is located in Washington County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fair Acres that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fair Acres.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Fair Acres is located in York County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fair Acres that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Fair Acres.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Fair Acres is located in Sullivan County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fair Acres that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fair Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair 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.
- Black Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Black Horse is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Bloody Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloody Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Corners
- Brady Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Drakesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Evergreen Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
- Hamlet Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
How Far From Fair 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 Fair Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fair Acres and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fair Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Acres) 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 Fair 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 Fair Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1614, Longitude: -81.2072 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.528 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.718 degrees. |
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