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 Fairmount:
39.972335, -75.181012
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 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 Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 42 communities that share the name Fairmount.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Fairmount.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 40 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Butler 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 Fairmount [Butler County].
Lancaster County
This Fairmount is located in Lancaster County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Fairmount.
Wayne County
This Fairmount is located in Wayne County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the north of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairmount.
Westmoreland County
This Fairmount is located in Westmoreland County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Fairmount.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Limestone County
This Fairmount is located in Limestone County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Fairmount.
Arkansas
Benton County
This Fairmount is located in Benton County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fairmount.
Prairie County
This Fairmount is located in Prairie County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Fairmount.
Connecticut
New Haven County
This Fairmount is located in New Haven County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Fairmount.
Delaware
Sussex County
This Fairmount is located in Sussex County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the south of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Fairmount.
Florida
Citrus County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Citrus County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Citrus County community of Fairmount.
Georgia
Gordon County
This Fairmount is located in Gordon County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Fairmount.
Illinois
Massac 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 Illinois community of Fairmount [Massac County].
Vermilion County
This Fairmount is located in Vermilion County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Fairmount.
Indiana
Grant County
This Fairmount is located in Grant County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Fairmount.
Iowa
Jasper 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 Iowa community of Fairmount [Jasper County].
Kansas
Leavenworth County
This Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Fairmount.
Kentucky
Jefferson County
This Fairmount is located in Jefferson County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairmount.
Louisiana
Grant Parish
This Fairmount is located in Grant Parish and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Fairmount.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Fairmount is located in Aroostook County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Fairmount.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Fairmount is located in Frederick County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fairmount.
Somerset County
This Fairmount is located in Somerset County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Fairmount.
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
This Fairmount is located in Suffolk County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Fairmount.
Missouri
Henry County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Fairmount.
Jackson County
This Fairmount is located in Jackson County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Fairmount.
New Jersey
Bergen 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 New Jersey community of Fairmount [Bergen County].
Hunterdon County
This Fairmount is located in Hunterdon County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Fairmount.
Morris County
This Fairmount is located in Morris County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northeast of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Fairmount.
New York
Onondaga County
This Fairmount is located in Onondaga County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Fairmount.
North Dakota
Richland County
This Fairmount is located in Richland County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Fairmount.
Nova Scotia
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 Nova Scotia community of Fairmount.
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
This Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Fairmount.
Hamilton County
This Fairmount is located in Hamilton County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the west of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairmount.
Miami County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Fairmount.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Fairmount.
Oregon
Lane 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 Oregon community of Fairmount [Lane County].
Rhode Island
Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Fairmount [Providence County].
South Carolina
Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Fairmount [Spartanburg County].
Tennessee
Hamilton County
This Fairmount is located in Hamilton County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairmount.
Sullivan County
This Fairmount is located in Sullivan County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fairmount.
Texas
Sabine County
This Fairmount is located in Sabine County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine County community of Fairmount.
Utah
Weber County
This Fairmount is located in Weber County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Fairmount.
Virginia
Roanoke City
This Fairmount is located in Roanoke City and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fairmount that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Fairmount.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmount ...
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.
Cedar Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairmount to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmount and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairmount 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 6 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 Fairmount 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- Fairmount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9723, Longitude: -75.1810 In this case, the coordinates for Fairmount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairmount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Fairmount 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 306.712 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.27 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.493 degrees.