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 Fayville:
43.006189, -73.111495
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.
We found three communities that share the name Fayville.
Within Vermont, the name Fayville is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Alexander County
This Fayville is located in Alexander County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fayville that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Fayville.
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Fayville is located in Worcester County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fayville that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fayville.
New York
Saratoga County
This Fayville is located in Saratoga County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fayville that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Fayville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fayville ...
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.
Beartown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Center White Creek (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Center White Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Hoosick Junction (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoosick Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Fayville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fayville and extending to:
Manchester, which is the Seat of Bennington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fayville to Manchester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,153 miles [6,683.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fayville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0062, Longitude: -73.1115 In this case, the coordinates for Fayville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Fayville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.126 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.972 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.185 degrees.