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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 Fayetteville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville:
    • 40.438957, -80.213670
    • 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 Fayetteville
  • 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 Fayetteville is near Washington County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver 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 Fayetteville

Communities Also Named Fayetteville ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Fayetteville.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fayetteville.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Franklin County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Franklin County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fayetteville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Talladega County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Fayetteville.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Washington County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fayetteville.
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Fayette County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayetteville.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fayetteville.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Fayetteville.
      • Washington County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Washington County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the west southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fayetteville.
    • Kansas
      • Clay 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 Kansas community of Fayetteville [Clay County].
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Johnson County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Fayetteville.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Fayetteville.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Fayetteville.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Brown County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Fayetteville.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Linn County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Fayetteville.
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Fayetteville.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Fayette County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayetteville.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Fayetteville is located in Fayette County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fayetteville that is located in Allegheny County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayetteville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth 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 Wisconsin community of Fayetteville [Walworth County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fayetteville ...

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.

  • Candor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Candor is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Champion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Champion is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Fairywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
  • Federal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Federal is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Forest Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Gayly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gayly is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
  • Gregg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gregg is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
  • Haysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Imperial
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Moon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Moon is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Moon Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
  • Moon Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Noblestown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
    • Presto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoops Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
    • Sturgeon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Windgap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Windgap is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap

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

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

  • Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fayetteville to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 175 miles [281.6 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fayetteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fayetteville 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4390, Longitude: -80.2137       In this case, the coordinates for Fayetteville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.721 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.756 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.523 degrees.