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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Farmers High

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)
  • Bucktown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cedar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Cedarwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarwood is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Double Branches
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Branches is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Holly Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
• Joel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Joel is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
• Jonesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Luckie ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Luckie is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckie
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Plowshare ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plowshare is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
• Riverbend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverbend is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Star Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Star Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
• Stoney Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Victory
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Victory is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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<1> 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]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Farmers High to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'