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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 Fairfax:
36.570067, -96.707536
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.
We found 32 communities that share the name Fairfax.
Within Oklahoma, the name Fairfax is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 29 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Chambers County
This Fairfax is located in Chambers County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Fairfax.
California
Los Angeles 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 California community of Fairfax [Los Angeles County].
Marin County
This Fairfax is located in Marin County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Fairfax.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Fairfax is located in New Castle County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Fairfax.
Georgia
Douglas County
This Fairfax is located in Douglas County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Fairfax.
Ware County
This Fairfax is located in Ware County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east southeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Fairfax.
Indiana
Allen County
This Fairfax is located in Allen County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Fairfax.
Madison County
This Fairfax is located in Madison County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairfax.
Monroe County
This Fairfax is located in Monroe County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fairfax.
Iowa
Linn County
This Fairfax is located in Linn County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Fairfax.
Kansas
Osage 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 Fairfax [Osage County].
Wyandotte County
This Fairfax is located in Wyandotte County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Fairfax.
Louisiana
Saint Mary Parish
This Fairfax is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Fairfax.
Manitoba
This Fairfax lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the north of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
Michigan
Saint Joseph County
This Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Fairfax.
Minnesota
Renville County
This Fairfax is located in Renville County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the north of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Fairfax.
Missouri
Atchison County
This Fairfax is located in Atchison County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Fairfax.
North Carolina
Swain County
This Fairfax is located in Swain County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swain County community of Fairfax.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This Fairfax is located in Hamilton County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairfax.
Highland County
This Fairfax is located in Highland County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Fairfax.
Ontario
This Fairfax lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
Quebec
This Fairfax lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
South Carolina
Allendale County
This Fairfax is located in Allendale County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Fairfax.
Barnwell 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 South Carolina community of Fairfax [Barnwell County].
Berkeley County
This Fairfax is located in Berkeley County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Fairfax.
Kershaw County
This Fairfax is located in Kershaw County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Fairfax.
South Dakota
Gregory County
This Fairfax is located in Gregory County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Fairfax.
Vermont
Franklin County
This Fairfax is located in Franklin County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fairfax.
Virginia
Fairfax City
This Fairfax is located in Fairfax City and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Fairfax.
Washington
Pierce County
This Fairfax is located in Pierce County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Fairfax.
West Virginia
Grant County
This Fairfax is located in Grant County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Osage County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Fairfax.
Tucker 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 West Virginia community of Fairfax [Tucker County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax ...
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.
Casey (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Fairfax to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairfax and extending to:
Pawhuska, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairfax to Pawhuska, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 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- Fairfax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5701, Longitude: -96.7075 In this case, the coordinates for Fairfax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fairfax 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>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Fairfax to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.295 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.378 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.126 degrees.