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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 Farley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farley 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 Farley:
- 42.443730, -91.006112
- 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 Farley
- 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Since Farley is near Clayton County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Farley
Communities Also Named Farley ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Farley.
Within Iowa, the name Farley is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Farley is located in Madison County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Farley.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Farley is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the west of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Farley.
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Farley [Santa Cruz County].
- Georgia
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Farley [Harris County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Farley is located in Franklin County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the east of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Farley.
- Missouri
- Platte County
- This Farley is located in Platte County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Farley.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Farley [Colfax County].
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Farley [Oklahoma County].
- Oregon
- Hood River County
- This Farley is located in Hood River County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hood River County community of Farley.
- Quebec
- This Farley lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Farley [Spartanburg County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Farley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the west of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Farley.
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This Farley is located in Summers County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Farley that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Farley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farley ...
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.
- Budd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Budd is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Dyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gilt Edge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilt Edge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Kidder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kidder is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Lore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Farley 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 city such as Farley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farley and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farley to Dubuque, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Farley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Farley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Farley 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 Farley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4437, Longitude: -91.0061 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.005 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.11 degrees. |
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