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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 Fairhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhill 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 Fairhill:
    • 40.319645, -75.281338
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fairhill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fairhill ...

We found four communities that share the name Fairhill.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Fairhill.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Philadelphia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairhill [Philadelphia County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Fairhill is located in Montgomery County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fairhill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fairhill.
    • Mississippi
      • Noxubee County
      • This Fairhill is located in Noxubee County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairhill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Fairhill.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Fairhill is located in Lexington County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fairhill that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Fairhill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhill ...

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.

  • Blooming Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Glen
    • Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
  • Bramble Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramble Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
    • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
  • Bridle Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
    • Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
  • Cowpath Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowpath Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
    • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Cross Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
    • Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
  • Hunters Greene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
    • Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
  • Mews at Wickford Commons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mews at Wickford Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Wickford Commons
    • Mews at Wickford Commons is located in Bucks County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
  • Orchard Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
    • Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
  • Pear Tree Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pear Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
    • Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Reliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Reliance is located in Montgomery County
  • Sellersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Silverdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <4>
    • Society Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
      • Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
    • Stonycrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonycrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycrest
      • Stonycrest is located in Bucks County
    • Unionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Montgomery County
    • Yorkshire Commons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
      • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fairhill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fairhill 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3196, Longitude: -75.2813    
<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 Fairhill 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 306.74 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.357 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.389 degrees.









 

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