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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 Fairway Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Oaks 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 Fairway Oaks:
    • 39.314795, -82.150701
    • 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 Fairway Oaks
  • 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Since Fairway Oaks is near Vinton County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Fairway Oaks

Communities Also Named Fairway Oaks ...

We found three communities that are also named Fairway Oaks.

Within Ohio, the name Fairway Oaks is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Fairway Oaks is located in Chatham County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the south of the Fairway Oaks that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fairway Oaks.
      • Glynn County
      • This Fairway Oaks is located in Glynn County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the south of the Fairway Oaks that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Fairway Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Fairway Oaks is located in Beaufort County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south of the Fairway Oaks that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Fairway Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Oaks ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Elliottville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elliottville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
  • Fisher
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fisher is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Longview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Longview Heights is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Marydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Marydale is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • University Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • University Heights is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Wonder Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wonder Hills is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Hills

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Fairway Oaks to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairway Oaks) 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 Fairway Oaks 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 Fairway Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3148, Longitude: -82.1507       In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.958 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.994 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.778 degrees.