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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairview Heights 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 Heights:
    • 39.277019, -81.520401
    • 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 Heights
  • 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 Heights is near Washington County and also Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 Heights

Communities Also Named Fairview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Fairview Heights.

Within West Virginia, the name Fairview Heights is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Walker County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Fairview Heights [Franklin County].
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Washington County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Washington County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Allegheny County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Berks County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Berks County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Luzerne County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fairview Heights.
      • McKean County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in McKean County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fairview Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Fairview Heights.
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Maury County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Maury County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Williamson County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Williamson County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Fairview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Alleghany County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Fairview Heights.
      • Arlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Arlington County].
      • Lexington City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairview Heights [Lexington City].
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Fairview Heights is located in Lynchburg City and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southeast of the Fairview Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Fairview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Heights ...

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.

  • Boreman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Boreman is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Central is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Larkmead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Larkmead is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
  • Pettyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pettyville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
  • Red Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Scenic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Sunrise
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunset Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
  • Tallyho
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tallyho is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
  • Woodland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Heights 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 241 miles [387.9 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 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Fairview Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fairview Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2770, Longitude: -81.5204       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.571 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.547 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.511 degrees.