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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 Fairview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights:
    • 35.972867, -83.525170
    • 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 Fairview Heights
  • 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 Fairview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Fairview Heights.

There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Fairview Heights.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Blount County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Maury County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Maury County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Williamson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Williamson County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Fairview Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Walker County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Fairview Heights [Franklin County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Washington County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Washington County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Allegheny County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Berks County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Berks County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Luzerne County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fairview Heights.
      • McKean County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in McKean County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fairview Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairview Heights.
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Alleghany County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Arlington 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 Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Arlington County].
      • Lexington City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Lexington City].
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Lynchburg City and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Fairview Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Wood County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Heights ...

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.

  • Alder Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
    • Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
  • Deep Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
    • Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Dumplin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
    • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
  • Dumplin Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumplin Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
    • Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • French Broad ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Broad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
    • French Broad is located in Sevier County
  • Greenhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
    • Greenhill is located in Jefferson County
  • Henry Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
    • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
  • Powder Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
    • Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Sevier County

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

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

  • Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fairview Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9729, Longitude: -83.5252       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Heights 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 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 Fairview Heights 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>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.
<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 Fairview Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.806 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.368 degrees.









 

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