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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:
    • 35.621460, -87.040561
    • 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 Fairview Heights
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Fairview Heights is near Williamson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Fairview Heights

Communities Also Named Fairview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Fairview Heights.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Blount County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Jefferson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Williamson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Williamson County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Maury 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.

  • Bookers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bookers Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Ferry
  • Creek Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Creek Side is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Side
  • Dukes Store ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dukes Store is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Store
  • Field Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Field Crest is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crest
  • Flint Valley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Valley is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Valley
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Idlewild is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Pleasant Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Poplar Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Top is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Top
  • Rolling Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rolling Fields is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Union Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Fairview Heights 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 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:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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. 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 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>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 Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6215, Longitude: -87.0406       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.934 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.876 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.928 degrees.