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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 Fairway Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Village 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 Fairway Village:
- 29.538000, -95.363500
- 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 Fairway Village
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Fairway Village is near Harris County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 Fairway Village
Communities Also Named Fairway Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Fairway Village.
Within Texas, the name Fairway Village is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Fairway Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairway Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fairway Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Village ...
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.
- Cobblestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Duke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Glen Iris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Iris is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Heritage Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Hickory Creek Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
- Iowa Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Kennedy Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Magnolia Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Paradise Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pearland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pineshadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Regal Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
- Regency Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rustic Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Shadycrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
- Skyscraper Shadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
- Sleepy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Fairway Village 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 Fairway Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway Village and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fairway Village to Angleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,818 miles [12,581.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fairway Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fairway Village 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 Fairway Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5380, Longitude: -95.3635 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.376 degrees. |
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