Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fairlawn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairlawn Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fairlawn Heights

• 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 Fairlawn Heights:
  • 37.541812, -77.308312
  • 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 Fairlawn 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
  • Since Fairlawn Heights is near Hanover County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City

• 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 Fairlawn Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairlawn 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.

• Cold Harbor Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
• Fair Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Gilbert Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
• Green Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Heckler Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
• Lee Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
• Lewis Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
• Sandston Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
• Seven Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Virginia Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Wicker Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wicker Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Corner
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
• Woodview Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodview Hills is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodview Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairlawn Heights and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the west (W).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Fairlawn Heights to White House, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'