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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 Fairoaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairoaks and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fairoaks:
- 40.579512, -80.216726
- 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 Fairoaks
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Fairoaks is near Beaver County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Fairoaks
Communities Also Named Fairoaks ...
We found four communities that are also named Fairoaks.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fairoaks.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Montgomery County
- This Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fairoaks that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fairoaks.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairoaks that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Fairoaks.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairoaks that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Fairoaks.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fairoaks that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Fairoaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairoaks ...
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.
- Byersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Byersdale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Gringo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Haysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
- Shields
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Stoops Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Fairoaks to ...
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 Fairoaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairoaks and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairoaks to Pittsburgh, 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east (E). 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fairoaks) 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 Fairoaks 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 Fairoaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5795, Longitude: -80.2167 In this case, the coordinates for Fairoaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.716 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.474 degrees. |
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