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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 Fairway Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway 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 Fairway Acres:
    • 37.545980, -77.518319
    • 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 Fairway 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Fairway Acres is near Richmond City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Fairway Acres

Communities Also Named Fairway Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Fairway Acres.

Within Virginia, the name Fairway Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Fairway Acres is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairway Acres that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Fairway Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Fairway Acres is located in Caldwell County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairway Acres that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Fairway Acres.
      • Wake County
      • This Fairway Acres is located in Wake County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest of the Fairway Acres that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairway Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Fairway Acres is located in Wood County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairway Acres that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Fairway Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway 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.

  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Fawnbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
  • Grand Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
  • Granite
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Gravel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Hobby Hill Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Mooreland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mooreland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
  • Old Gun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Piney Knolls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
    • Spring Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Willow Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
    • Wiseville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Ziontown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ziontown is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown

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

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

  • Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairway Acres to Warsaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairway Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fairway 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 Fairway Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5460, Longitude: -77.5183       In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.246 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.419 degrees.