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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 Fairfield Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfield Landing 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 Fairfield Landing:
- 37.539582, -76.476060
- 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 Fairfield Landing
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Fairfield Landing is near Gloucester County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Fairfield Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield Landing ...
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.
- Bushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Free Shade Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
- Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Harmony Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hartfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hornets Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nohead Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Piankatank Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Regent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Regent is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
- Soles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Soles is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles
- Stampers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stampers is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
- Topping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From Fairfield Landing 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 Fairfield Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fairfield Landing and extending to:
- Saluda, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Fairfield Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fairfield Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairfield Landing 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 Fairfield Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5396, Longitude: -76.4761 In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.002 degrees. |
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