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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 Farm Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farm Hill 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 Farm Hill:
- 30.613804, -87.353588
- 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 Farm Hill
- 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Farm Hill is near Baldwin County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Farm Hill
Communities Also Named Farm Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Farm Hill.
Within Florida, the name Farm Hill is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farm Hill that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Farm Hill.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farm Hill that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Farm Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farm Hill ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Ferry Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Floridatown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Lees Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lees Ferry is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pine Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
How Far From Farm Hill 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 Farm Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farm Hill and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farm Hill to Pensacola, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Farm Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Farm Hill 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 Farm Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6138, Longitude: -87.3536 In this case, the coordinates for Farm Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.781 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.08 degrees. |
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