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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 Fairgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove:
    • 38.134579, -78.523347
    • 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 Fairgrove
  • 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
    • Since Fairgrove is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Fairgrove

Communities Also Named Fairgrove ...

We found two communities that are also named Fairgrove.

Within Virginia, the name Fairgrove is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fairgrove that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Fairgrove.
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba County
      • This Fairgrove is located in Catawba County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairgrove that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Fairgrove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairgrove ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Branchland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Branchland is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
  • Chestnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Clover Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Deerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Earlysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fieldbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
  • Four Seasons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Free Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hydraulic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ivy Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
    • Ivy Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
    • Little Clover Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
    • Mallard Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
    • Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Raintree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Raintree is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree

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

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

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fairgrove to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 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- Fairgrove) 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 Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1346, Longitude: -78.5233       In this case, the coordinates for Fairgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.807 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.619 degrees.