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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 Fairway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway 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 Fairway:
- 39.976209, -76.765523
- 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 Fairway
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Fairway is near Lancaster County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Fairway
Communities Also Named Fairway ...
We found five communities that are also named Fairway.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fairway.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- This Fairway is located in Berks County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairway that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Fairway.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Fairway is located in Johnson County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairway that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Fairway.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Fairway is located in Fayette County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairway that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairway.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Fairway is located in Harford County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairway that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fairway.
- Montgomery County
- This Fairway is located in Montgomery County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest of the Fairway that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fairway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway ...
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.
- Clear View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fayfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
- Fireside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fireside Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Park
- Fireside Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fireside Terrace is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Terrace
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Graybill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graybill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Herman Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herman Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
- Hill-n-Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Homeland Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland Gardens is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
- Pleasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasureville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Poplars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplars is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplars
- Randolph Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
- Roundtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roundtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown
- Skyline Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Violet Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Woodland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
- Woodstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstream is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
How Far From Fairway to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fairway to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Fairway) 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 Fairway 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 Fairway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9762, Longitude: -76.7655 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.174 degrees. |
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