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Fairlawn

Fairlawn from directly overhead

Fairlawn is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,922 m. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Jacket Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away.

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Coordinates41.70444, -116.16889
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
  • Hot Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 2
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 17.7 mi
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Fairlawn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakSE 141°3,183 m16.2 mi
Jacks PeakSE 139°3,112 m13.4 mi
Jacks PeakSSE 151°3,064 m17.3 mi
Porter PeakSE 134°2,791 m2.3 mi
Pennsylvania HillENE 64°2,751 m5.4 mi
Rocky BluffSE 126°2,693 m12.2 mi
Merritt MountainNE 56°2,672 m20.4 mi
Red MountainESE 120°2,650 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1119:4120:23
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:0915:3316:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 20 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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