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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 Fairplay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairplay 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 Fairplay:
    • 40.362845, -80.815918
    • 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 Fairplay
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Fairplay is near Harrison County and also Brooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke 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 Fairplay

Communities Also Named Fairplay ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Fairplay.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Fairplay.

Beyond Ohio, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Butler County
      • This Fairplay is located in Butler County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Fairplay.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fairplay [Saline County].
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This Fairplay is located in Park County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Fairplay.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Fairplay is located in Douglas County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Fairplay.
      • Morgan County
      • This Fairplay is located in Morgan County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the south southwest of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Fairplay.
    • Kansas
      • Marion 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 Kansas community of Fairplay [Marion County].
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairplay [Ness County].
    • Kentucky
      • Adair County
      • This Fairplay is located in Adair County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Fairplay.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Fairplay is located in Allegany County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Fairplay.
      • Washington County
      • This Fairplay is located in Washington County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east southeast of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairplay.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • Although located in Elko County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Fairplay.
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes 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 North Carolina community of Fairplay [Stokes County].
    • Ontario
      • This Fairplay lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Adams County
      • This Fairplay is located in Adams County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fairplay.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond County
      • This Fairplay is located in Richmond County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairplay that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Fairplay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairplay ...

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.

  • Apex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Cherry Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Forest View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lake Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
  • Overlook Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
  • Panhandle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Panhandle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Reeds Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
  • Unionport
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Unionport is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
  • Winterdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
  • Wintersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fairplay to Steubenville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 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- Fairplay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Fairplay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Fairplay 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.
<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 Fairplay 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 Fairplay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3628, Longitude: -80.8159       In this case, the coordinates for Fairplay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.097 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.171 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.823 degrees.