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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 Fairlee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairlee 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 Fairlee:
    • 38.873723, -77.271372
    • 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 Fairlee
  • 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Since Fairlee is near Fairfax City and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church 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 Fairlee

Communities Also Named Fairlee ...

We found three communities that are also named Fairlee.

Within Virginia, the name Fairlee is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fairlee [Clark County].
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Fairlee is located in Kent County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fairlee that is located in Fairfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Fairlee.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Fairlee is located in Orange County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fairlee that is located in Fairfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Fairlee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairlee ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Doveville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Doveville is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doveville
  • Enola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Enola is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Falls Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
  • Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenway Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
  • Holly Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Howard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hunts Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
    • Joyce Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
    • Lee Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lee Forest is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Forest
    • Lee Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
    • Little River Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
    • Maple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Pine Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Willow Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fairlee 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 6 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fairlee 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairlee) 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 Fairlee 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 Fairlee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8737, Longitude: -77.2714       In this case, the coordinates for Fairlee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.029 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.594 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.822 degrees.