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we pass this GPS location for Fairview Heights:
37.387921, -79.145579
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We found twenty communities that share the name Fairview Heights.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Fairview Heights.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Alleghany County
This Fairview Heights is located in Alleghany County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Fairview Heights.
Arlington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Arlington County].
Lexington City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Lexington City].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Saint Clair County
This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
Georgia
Walker County
This Fairview Heights is located in Walker County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Fairview Heights.
Illinois
Saint Clair County
This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
Kentucky
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fairview Heights [Franklin County].
Ohio
Jefferson County
This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
Washington County
This Fairview Heights is located in Washington County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Heights.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Fairview Heights is located in Allegheny County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Fairview Heights.
Berks County
This Fairview Heights is located in Berks County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Fairview Heights.
Luzerne County
This Fairview Heights is located in Luzerne County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fairview Heights.
McKean County
This Fairview Heights is located in McKean County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fairview Heights.
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
This Fairview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairview Heights.
South Dakota
Yankton County
This Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Fairview Heights.
Tennessee
Blount County
This Fairview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairview Heights.
Jefferson County
This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
Maury County
This Fairview Heights is located in Maury County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Fairview Heights.
Williamson County
This Fairview Heights is located in Williamson County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Fairview Heights.
West Virginia
Wood County
This Fairview Heights is located in Wood County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairview Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview 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.
City Farm (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Fairview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairview Heights and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairview Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3879, Longitude: -79.1456 In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fairview Heights 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 . 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.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.201 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.703 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.136 degrees.