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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 Fairwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairwood 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 Fairwood:
- 36.699840, -81.484834
- 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 Fairwood
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Fairwood is near Smyth County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Fairwood
Communities Also Named Fairwood ...
We found three communities that are also named Fairwood.
Within Virginia, the name Fairwood is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Fairwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fairwood that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Fairwood.
- Washington
- King County
- This Fairwood is located in King County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairwood that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Fairwood.
- Spokane County
- This Fairwood is located in Spokane County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km] to the northwest of the Fairwood that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Fairwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairwood ...
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.
- Dry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Flat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Furnace Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Horseshoe Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Roberts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Mill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Stony Battery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Battery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Battery
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Trout Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Fairwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairwood and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairwood to Independence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairwood) 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 Fairwood 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 Fairwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6998, Longitude: -81.4848 In this case, the coordinates for Fairwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.318 degrees. |
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