Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmville
- 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 Farmville:
- 34.448493, -84.844856
- 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 Farmville
- 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gordon County
- Since Farmville is near Bartow County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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
Communities Also Named Farmville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Farmville.
Within Georgia, the name Farmville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Ray County
- Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Farmville.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Farmville is located in Chatham County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farmville that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Farmville.
- Pitt County
- This Farmville is located in Pitt County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east northeast of the Farmville that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Farmville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Farmville lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farmville that is located in Gordon County.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmville ...
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.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Gordon County
- Bowls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Cash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Crane Eater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Eater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Hunts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County
- Lewis Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Lewis Corner is located in Gordon County
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Farmville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farmville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmville and extending to:
- Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Farmville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gordon County: www.gordoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Farmville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4485, Longitude: -84.8449 In this case, the coordinates for Farmville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farmville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Farmville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.12 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.299 degrees. |