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We found seven communities that are also named Fairlane.
Within Tennessee, the name Fairlane is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Houston County
This Fairlane is located in Houston County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the south of the Fairlane that is located in Monroe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Fairlane.
Georgia
Henry County
This Fairlane is located in Henry County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south of the Fairlane that is located in Monroe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Fairlane.
Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish
This Fairlane is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairlane that is located in Monroe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Fairlane.
Minnesota
Saint Louis 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 Minnesota community of Fairlane [Saint Louis County].
Mississippi
Lowndes 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 Mississippi community of Fairlane [Lowndes County].
North Carolina
Pitt County
This Fairlane is located in Pitt County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fairlane that is located in Monroe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Fairlane.
Ohio
Lorain 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 Ohio community of Fairlane [Lorain County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairlane ...
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.
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 Fairlane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairlane and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairlane to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairlane) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Fairlane 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 Fairlane 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 Fairlane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6270, Longitude: -84.4547 In this case, the coordinates for Fairlane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.357 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.062 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.844 degrees.