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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 Fairview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview 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 Fairview Acres:
    • 39.218965, -81.659295
    • 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 Fairview 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Fairview Acres is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Fairview Acres

Communities Also Named Fairview Acres ...

We found eight communities that are also named Fairview Acres.

Within West Virginia, the name Fairview Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Fairview Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fairview Acres.
      • Washington County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Washington County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Saint Francois County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Fairview Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Wake County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Roane County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Fairview Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Culpeper County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Fairview Acres.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Fairview Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southeast of the Fairview Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Fairview Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview 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.

  • Hockingport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
  • Larkmead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Larkmead is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
  • Little Hocking
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New England
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • New England is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Porterfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Redbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Rockland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Torch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Torch is located in Athens County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
  • Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing

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

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

  • Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview Acres) 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 Fairview 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 Fairview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2190, Longitude: -81.6593       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.658 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.638 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.592 degrees.