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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 Fairdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairdale 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 Fairdale:
    • 40.014794, -81.620679
    • 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 Fairdale
  • 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
    • Since Fairdale is near Muskingum County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Fairdale

Communities Also Named Fairdale ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Fairdale.

Within Ohio, the name Fairdale is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Fairdale is located in Bibb County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Fairdale.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb County
      • This Fairdale is located in DeKalb County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Fairdale.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Fairdale is located in Harrison County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Fairdale.
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairdale [Wyandotte County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairdale.
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Fairdale [Simpson County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Fairdale is located in Oswego County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Fairdale.
    • North Dakota
      • Walsh County
      • This Fairdale is located in Walsh County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Fairdale.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Fairdale [Yamhill County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Fairdale is located in Greene County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fairdale.
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the east northeast of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Fairdale.
    • Texas
      • Sabine County
      • This Fairdale is located in Sabine County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Fairdale.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Fairdale is located in Raleigh County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south of the Fairdale that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Fairdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairdale ...

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.

  • Buckeyeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buckeyeville is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeyeville
  • Byesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Center is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Craig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Craig is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Ideal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ideal is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Indian Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
  • Lucasburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucasburg is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasburg
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Meadow Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sycamore Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sycamore Hills is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills

How Far From Fairdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fairdale to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Fairdale 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 county. 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.
<3>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 Fairdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fairdale 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 Fairdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0148, Longitude: -81.6207       In this case, the coordinates for Fairdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.61 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.702 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.308 degrees.