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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 Fairhills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairhills 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 Fairhills:
- 35.065073, -85.289402
- 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 Fairhills
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Fairhills is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Fairhills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairhills ...
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.
- Bushtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cherokee Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dale Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Elder Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Fountain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Galaxy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mountain Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Pan Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pan Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pan Gap
- Poindexter Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Quail Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Regency Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Ruby Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
- Signal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
How Far From Fairhills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairhills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairhills and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairhills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Fairhills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairhills 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 Fairhills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0651, Longitude: -85.2894 In this case, the coordinates for Fairhills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.842 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.329 degrees. |
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