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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 Fairview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights:
    • 40.430926, -76.007437
    • 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 Fairview Heights
  • 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 Fairview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Fairview Heights.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Fairview Heights.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Allegheny County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Luzerne County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Luzerne County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fairview Heights.
    • McKean County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in McKean County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fairview Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Walker County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fairview Heights [Franklin County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Washington County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Washington County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairview Heights.
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Maury County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Maury County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the west southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Williamson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Williamson County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the west southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Alleghany County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Arlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Arlington County].
      • Lexington City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Lexington City].
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Lynchburg City and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Fairview Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Wood County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Heights ...

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.

  • Cherokee Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
    • Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
  • Five Locks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
    • Five Locks is located in Berks County
  • Foxchase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
    • Foxchase is located in Berks County
  • Heather Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
    • Heather Knoll is located in Berks County
  • Maiden Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
    • Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Berks County
  • River View Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
    • River View Park is located in Berks County
  • Rivers Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
    • Rivers Bend is located in Berks County
  • Shoemakersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
    • Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <4>
  • Temple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Berks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <4>
  • Willow Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens
    • Willow Gardens is located in Berks County

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

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

  • Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4309, Longitude: -76.0074       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fairview Heights 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.
<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 Fairview Heights 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 307.163 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.854 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.658 degrees.




 

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