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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Estates 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 Fairview Estates:
- 38.424294, -78.032498
- 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 Estates
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Fairview Estates is near Madison County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Estates
Communities Also Named Fairview Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Fairview Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Fairview Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Houston County
- This Fairview Estates is located in Houston County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Fairview Estates.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Fairview Estates is located in Calvert County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Fairview Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Fairview Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fairview Estates.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Fairview Estates is located in Ocean County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairview Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Fairview Estates.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Fairview Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairview Estates that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Fairview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Estates ...
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.
- Braggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Cedarbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Fordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fordsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Greens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadows of Culpeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Raccoon Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Surprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
How Far From Fairview Estates 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairview Estates and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Fairview Estates) 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 Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4243, Longitude: -78.0325 In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.065 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.309 degrees. |
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