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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 Fairbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairbrook 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 Fairbrook:
    • 40.727285, -77.937503
    • 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 Fairbrook
  • 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
    • Since Fairbrook is near Huntingdon County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 Fairbrook

Communities Also Named Fairbrook ...

We found one communities that are also named Fairbrook.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fairbrook is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Fairbrook in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba County
      • This Fairbrook is located in Catawba County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairbrook that is located in Centre County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Fairbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairbrook ...

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.

  • Centennial
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Charteroak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Charteroak is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charteroak
  • Circle Ville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
  • Gatesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gatesburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
  • Graysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Marysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marysville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Park Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Park Hills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Pennsylvania Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennsylvania Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Furnace
  • Ramblewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
  • Rockspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockspring is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
  • Shingletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shingletown is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
  • Stormstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stormstown is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
  • University Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • University Park is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Fairbrook to ...

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 community such as Fairbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairbrook to Bellefonte, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairbrook) 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 Fairbrook 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 Fairbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7273, Longitude: -77.9375       In this case, the coordinates for Fairbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.307 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.196 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.391 degrees.