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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 Fairville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairville 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 Fairville:
- 40.951751, -76.902189
- 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 Fairville
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Fairville is near Northumberland County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Fairville
Communities Also Named Fairville ...
We found six communities that are also named Fairville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fairville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Chester County
- This Fairville is located in Chester County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fairville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Fairville is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fairville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Fairville.
- Iowa
- Palo Alto County
- This Fairville is located in Palo Alto County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Fairville.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Fairville.
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Fairville is located in Saline County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fairville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Fairville.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Fairville is located in Wayne County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the north of the Fairville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fairville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairville ...
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.
- Buffalo Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Caketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caketown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caketown
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- College Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Dice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dice is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hummels Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Kelly Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kelly Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Crossroads
- Kelly Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Furnace is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Purdytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purdytown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdytown
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Tannertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tannertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannertown
- Turtleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtleville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville
How Far From Fairville 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 Fairville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairville and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fairville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Fairville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fairville 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 Fairville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9518, Longitude: -76.9022 In this case, the coordinates for Fairville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.837 degrees. |
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