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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 Fairfax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfax 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 Fairfax:
- 33.026560, -80.060365
- 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 Fairfax
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Fairfax is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Fairfax
Communities Also Named Fairfax ...
We found 32 communities that are also named Fairfax.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Fairfax.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 29 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Allendale County
- This Fairfax is located in Allendale County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Fairfax.
- Barnwell 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 South Carolina community of Fairfax [Barnwell County].
- Kershaw County
- This Fairfax is located in Kershaw County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Fairfax.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Fairfax is located in Chambers County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Fairfax.
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Fairfax [Los Angeles County].
- Marin County
- This Fairfax is located in Marin County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Fairfax.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Fairfax is located in New Castle County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Fairfax.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Fairfax is located in Douglas County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Fairfax.
- Ware County
- This Fairfax is located in Ware County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Fairfax.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Fairfax is located in Allen County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Fairfax.
- Madison County
- This Fairfax is located in Madison County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairfax.
- Monroe County
- This Fairfax is located in Monroe County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fairfax.
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Fairfax is located in Linn County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Fairfax.
- Kansas
- Osage 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 Fairfax [Osage County].
- Wyandotte County
- This Fairfax is located in Wyandotte County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Fairfax.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Fairfax is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Fairfax.
- Manitoba
- This Fairfax lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- Michigan
- Saint Joseph County
- This Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Fairfax.
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- This Fairfax is located in Renville County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Fairfax.
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- This Fairfax is located in Atchison County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Fairfax.
- North Carolina
- Swain County
- This Fairfax is located in Swain County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swain County community of Fairfax.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Fairfax is located in Hamilton County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fairfax.
- Highland County
- This Fairfax is located in Highland County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the north northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Fairfax.
- Oklahoma
- Osage County
- This Fairfax is located in Osage County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Fairfax.
- Ontario
- This Fairfax lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- Quebec
- This Fairfax lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Fairfax is located in Gregory County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Fairfax.
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This Fairfax is located in Franklin County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fairfax.
- Virginia
- Fairfax City
- This Fairfax is located in Fairfax City and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Fairfax.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Fairfax is located in Pierce County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Fairfax.
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This Fairfax is located in Grant County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north of the Fairfax that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Fairfax.
- Tucker 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 West Virginia community of Fairfax [Tucker County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfax ...
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.
- Boulder Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Goose Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Creek Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
- Groomville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groomville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
- Grove Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Harbour Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Holly Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Hound Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
- Maple Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Tall PInes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Wide Awake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Fairfax 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 Fairfax to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairfax and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairfax to Moncks Corner, 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Fairfax) 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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0266, Longitude: -80.0604 In this case, the coordinates for Fairfax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.847 degrees. |
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