Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fairchance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairchance and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fairchance

• 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 Fairchance:
  • 39.746784, -80.060640
  • 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 Fairchance

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Fairchance is near Greene County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Fairchance

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairchance ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bobtown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Core
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Core is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core
• Hoard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hoard is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
• Kirby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirby is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kirby
  • From Fairchance to Kirby
• Maidsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maidsville
  • From Fairchance to Maidsville
• Mapletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapletown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
• Price
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Price is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Randall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sprucetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
• Star City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
• Willow Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Tree is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairchance and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairchance to Uniontown, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'