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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 Fairview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Acres 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 Fairview Acres:
    • 36.705695, -78.641947
    • 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 Fairview Acres
  • 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Since Fairview Acres is near Halifax County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Fairview Acres

Communities Also Named Fairview Acres ...

We found eight communities that are also named Fairview Acres.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Fairview Acres.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Culpeper County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Culpeper County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Fairview Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Fairview Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairview Acres.
      • Washington County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Washington County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north northeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Saint Francois County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Fairview Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Wake County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Roane County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Fairview Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Wood County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Acres ...

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.

  • Blanks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanks is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
  • Bluestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
  • Buffalo Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Clarksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dryburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
  • High Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Kings Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
  • Perfect Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perfect Point is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfect Point
  • Pools Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
  • Public Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
  • Sandy Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
  • Spanish Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove

How Far From Fairview Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairview Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Acres to Boydton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Acres) 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 Fairview Acres 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 Fairview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7057, Longitude: -78.6419       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.929 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.291 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.165 degrees.