Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmers High, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmers High and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmers High
- 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 Farmers High:
- 33.532611, -85.188280
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Farmers High
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Farmers High is near Heard County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Heard County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers High ...
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.
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County
- Cedarwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Double Branches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Branches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Double Branches is located in Carroll County
- Holly Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Holly Heights is located in Carroll County
- Joel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Luckie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Plowshare ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Riverbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Star Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
- Star Point is located in Carroll County
- Stoney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
- Victory
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Farmers High 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 Farmers High to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farmers High and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Farmers High to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmers High. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmers High) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmers High. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5326, Longitude: -85.1883 In this case, the coordinates for Farmers High have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Farmers High to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.179 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.652 degrees. |