Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmingdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmingdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmingdale
- 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 Farmingdale:
- 39.822828, -89.806217
- 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 Farmingdale
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Farmingdale is near Menard County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menard County
- eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Farmingdale ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Farmingdale.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Farmingdale.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Farmingdale [DuPage County].
- DuPage County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Farmingdale.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Farmingdale [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Farmingdale is located in Nassau County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the east of the Farmingdale that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Farmingdale.
- Orange County
- This Farmingdale is located in Orange County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Farmingdale.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Farmingdale [Queens County].
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This Farmingdale is located in Pennington County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmingdale that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Farmingdale.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Farmingdale [Bledsoe County].
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Farmingdale is located in Addison County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Farmingdale.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Farmingdale [Prince George County].
- Roanoke County
- This Farmingdale is located in Roanoke County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Farmingdale.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmingdale ...
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.
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Sangamon County
- Cody
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Knapp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pleasant Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
- Riddle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
- Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
How Far From Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmingdale and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Farmingdale to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmingdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Farmingdale 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Farmingdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmingdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8228, Longitude: -89.8062 In this case, the coordinates for Farmingdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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'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 Farmingdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.854 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.666 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.178 degrees. |