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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairway Forest 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 Fairway Forest:
- 37.252080, -80.053650
- 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 Forest
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Fairway Forest is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Fairway Forest
Communities Also Named Fairway Forest ...
We found two communities that are also named Fairway Forest.
Within Virginia, the name Fairway Forest is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Fairway Forest is located in Caddo Parish and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fairway Forest that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Fairway Forest.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Fairway Forest is located in Cumberland County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fairway Forest that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Fairway Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairway Forest ...
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.
- Castle Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cave Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cliffview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cliffview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
- Crest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Dropmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dropmore is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
- Evans Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Hill is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
- Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grandview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Highfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Hockman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hockman is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Homeplace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homeplace is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Karen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Karen Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Luther Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
- Robin Hood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shamrock is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sugar Loaf Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Fairway Forest 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 Fairway Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairway Forest and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fairway Forest to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairway Forest) 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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2521, Longitude: -80.0537 In this case, the coordinates for Fairway Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.739 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.555 degrees. |
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