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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 Fairmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairmont 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 Fairmont:
    • 41.240777, -111.902718
    • 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 Fairmont
  • 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
    • Since Fairmont is near Davis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Fairmont

Communities Also Named Fairmont ...

We found 29 communities that are also named Fairmont.

Within Utah, the name Fairmont is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Fairmont lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Fairmont is located in Los Angeles County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Fairmont.
    • Florida
      • Duval 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 Florida community of Fairmont [Duval County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Fairmont is located in Madison County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fairmont.
      • Will County
      • This Fairmont is located in Will County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fairmont.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This Fairmont is located in Riley County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Fairmont.
    • Kentucky
      • Webster County
      • This Fairmont is located in Webster County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Fairmont.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Fairmont is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fairmont.
      • Grant Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Fairmont [Grant Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Fairmont is located in Harford County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fairmont.
    • Minnesota
      • Martin County
      • This Fairmont is located in Martin County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Fairmont.
    • Missouri
      • Clark County
      • This Fairmont is located in Clark County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Fairmont.
    • Nebraska
      • Fillmore County
      • This Fairmont is located in Fillmore County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Fairmont.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson 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 North Carolina community of Fairmont [Davidson County].
      • Robeson County
      • This Fairmont is located in Robeson County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Fairmont.
      • Wake County
      • This Fairmont is located in Wake County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km] to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairmont.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Fairmont lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This Fairmont is located in Guernsey County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Fairmont.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garfield County
      • This Fairmont is located in Garfield County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Fairmont.
    • Ontario
      • This Fairmont lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Fairmont is located in Fayette County and lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fairmont.
      • Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Fairmont [Westmoreland County].
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Fairmont is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairmont.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Fairmont [Hamilton County].
      • Rutherford County
      • This Fairmont is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fairmont.
    • Texas
      • Floyd County
      • This Fairmont is located in Floyd County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Fairmont.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairmont is located in Jefferson County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairmont.
      • Snohomish County
      • This Fairmont is located in Snohomish County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the northwest of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Fairmont.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Fairmont is located in Marion County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fairmont that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Fairmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont ...

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.

  • Chamberlains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chamberlains is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cross is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Crouch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crouch is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Dundee Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
  • Esquire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Esquire is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
  • Harris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hermitage
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hermitage is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hunters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Jumpoff Canyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
  • Lark Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
  • Lovelock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovelock is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Lynn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lynn is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Former names for Lynn:
    • Bingham Fort
    • Five Points
    • Fort Bingham
    • Lynne
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Maple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Hills is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Meadowlark Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
    • Melody Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Melody Lane is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
    • Mitchell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mountain Crest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
    • Packer Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Packer Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
    • Pearwood Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
    • Purdy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Purdy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quail Run is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Riders
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riders is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
    • Shady Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shady Brook is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Townside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Townside Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Heights is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the West.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fairmont to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmont) 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2408, Longitude: -111.9027       In this case, the coordinates for Fairmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.978 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.59 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.738 degrees.