Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fairlawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairlawn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fairlawn
- 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 Fairlawn:
- 41.876211, -71.412835
- 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 Fairlawn
- 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 Providence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Since Fairlawn is near Bristol County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fairlawn ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Fairlawn.
Within Rhode Island, the name Fairlawn is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Covington City
- This Fairlawn is located in Covington City and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairlawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Fairlawn.
- Pulaski County
- This Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the west southwest of the Fairlawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Fairlawn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairlawn ...
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.
- Carpenters Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County
- Christian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Christian Hill is located in Providence County
- Cork Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Dyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Federal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Providence County
- Foxes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxes Hill
- Foxes Hill is located in Providence County
- Fruit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Providence County
- Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Georgiaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
- Greystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Happy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Providence County
- Lime Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Marieville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marieville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
- Marieville is located in Providence County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Six Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Providence County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Providence County
- Marieville
How Far From Fairlawn 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 Fairlawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairlawn and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the South.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairlawn to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,120 miles [6,630.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairlawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.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 from Point A (ie- Fairlawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairlawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8762, Longitude: -71.4128 In this case, the coordinates for Fairlawn 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 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 Fairlawn 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairlawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Fairlawn 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 304.257 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.807 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.974 degrees. |