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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 Fairfield Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfield 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 Fairfield Acres:
- 38.825080, -82.275705
- 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 Fairfield 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Fairfield Acres is near Mason County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Fairfield Acres
Communities Also Named Fairfield Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Fairfield Acres.
Within Ohio, the name Fairfield Acres is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Fairfield Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fairfield Acres that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Fairfield Acres.
- Greenville County
- This Fairfield Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the south of the Fairfield Acres that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Fairfield Acres.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Fairfield Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairfield Acres that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Fairfield Acres.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Fairfield Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfield Acres that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Fairfield Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield 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.
- Evans Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hedgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Hideaway Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Lawnview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawnview is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
- Meadow Look
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Fairfield 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 Fairfield Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairfield Acres and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairfield Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fairfield Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8251, Longitude: -82.2757 In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.045 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.992 degrees. |
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