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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 Fair Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Harbor 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 Fair Harbor:
- 47.342039, -122.832085
- 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 Fair Harbor
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Fair Harbor is near Pierce County and also Kitsap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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 Fair Harbor
Communities Also Named Fair Harbor ...
We found one communities that are also named Fair Harbor.
Within Washington, the name Fair Harbor is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Fair Harbor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Fair Harbor is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,466 miles [3,968.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fair Harbor that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Fair Harbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Harbor ...
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.
- Forest Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
- Glencove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glencove is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grapeview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Little Hoquiam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Hoquiam is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hoquiam
- Rose Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Sunbeach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeach
- Sunrise Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunshine Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunshine Beach is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
How Far From Fair Harbor 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 Fair Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fair Harbor and extending to:
- Shelton, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Harbor to Shelton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,559 miles [12,165 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair Harbor) 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 Fair Harbor 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 Fair Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3420, Longitude: -122.8321 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.107 degrees. |
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