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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 Fairhope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhope 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 Fairhope:
    • 40.828947, -81.298721
    • 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 Fairhope
  • 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Since Fairhope is near Summit County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Fairhope

Communities Also Named Fairhope ...

We found five communities that are also named Fairhope.

Within Ohio, the name Fairhope is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Fairhope is located in Baldwin County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairhope that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Fairhope.
    • Georgia
      • McIntosh County
      • This Fairhope is located in McIntosh County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the south of the Fairhope that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Fairhope.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Fairhope is located in Fayette County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairhope that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairhope.
      • Somerset County
      • This Fairhope is located in Somerset County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east southeast of the Fairhope that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Fairhope.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Fairhope is located in Roanoke City and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairhope that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Fairhope.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhope ...

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.

  • Crystal Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Diamond ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Diamond is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Edgefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Lake View Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
  • Louisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lynn Center Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lynn Center Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Park
  • Marks ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oval City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Oval City is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
    • Parkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Parkridge is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Plain
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Plain is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Skyline Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
    • Waco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Waco is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairhope to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 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- Fairhope) 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 Fairhope 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 Fairhope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8289, Longitude: -81.2987       In this case, the coordinates for Fairhope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.378 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.56 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.878 degrees.