Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmington
- 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 Farmington:
- 42.168636, -88.044242
- 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 Farmington
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Farmington is near Cook County and also Kane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for Kane 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 Farmington ...
We found 58 communities that share the name Farmington.
There are four communities within Illinois that are also named Farmington.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 54 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Coles 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 Farmington [Coles County].
- Fulton County
- This Farmington is located in Fulton County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Farmington.
- Kane County
- This Farmington is located in Kane County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Farmington.
- Will County
- This Farmington is located in Will County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Farmington.
- Coles County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Farmington is located in Washington County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Farmington.
- British Columbia
- This Farmington lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Farmington is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<2> to the west of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Farmington.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Farmington is located in Hartford County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Farmington.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Farmington is located in Kent County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Farmington.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Farmington is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Farmington.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Farmington is located in Cherokee County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Farmington.
- Columbia County
- This Farmington is located in Columbia County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the south southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Farmington.
- Muscogee County
- This Farmington is located in Muscogee County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the south southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Farmington.
- Oconee County
- This Farmington is located in Oconee County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the south southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Farmington.
- Indiana
- Rush County
- This Farmington is located in Rush County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Farmington.
- Iowa
- Van Buren County
- This Farmington is located in Van Buren County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Farmington.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- This Farmington is located in Atchison County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Farmington.
- Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Farmington [Dickinson County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Farmington [Nemaha County].
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Farmington [Reno County].
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Farmington is located in Graves County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the south of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Farmington.
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This Farmington is located in Franklin County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Farmington.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Farmington is located in Cecil County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Farmington.
- Harford County
- This Farmington is located in Harford County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Farmington.
- Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Farmington [Montgomery County].
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Farmington is located in Oakland County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Farmington.
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- This Farmington is located in Dakota County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Farmington.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Farmington is located in Alcorn County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the south of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Farmington.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This Farmington is located in Saint Francois County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Farmington.
- Montana
- Teton County
- This Farmington is located in Teton County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Farmington.
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- This Farmington is located in Strafford County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Farmington.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic 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 Farmington [Atlantic County].
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This Farmington is located in San Juan County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Farmington.
- New York
- Ontario County
- This Farmington is located in Ontario County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Farmington.
- North Carolina
- Davie County
- This Farmington is located in Davie County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Farmington.
- Nash County
- This Farmington is located in Nash County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Farmington.
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Farmington is located in Richland County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Farmington.
- Nova Scotia
- This Farmington lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Farmington is located in Belmont County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Farmington.
- Trumbull County
- This Farmington is located in Trumbull County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Farmington.
- Ontario
- This Farmington lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Farmington is located in Washington County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Farmington.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Farmington is located in Berks County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Farmington.
- Fayette County
- This Farmington is located in Fayette County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Farmington.
- Lehigh County
- This Farmington is located in Lehigh County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Farmington.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Farmington lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Farmington is located in Charleston County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Farmington.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Farmington is located in Knox County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Farmington.
- Marshall County
- This Farmington is located in Marshall County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the south of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Farmington.
- Williamson County
- This Farmington is located in Williamson County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the south of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Farmington.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Farmington is located in Grayson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Farmington.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Farmington is located in Davis County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<2> to the west of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Farmington.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Farmington is located in Albemarle County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Farmington.
- Henrico 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 Farmington [Henrico County].
- Roanoke County
- This Farmington is located in Roanoke County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Farmington.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Farmington is located in Whitman County and lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Farmington.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Farmington is located in Marion County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Farmington.
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- This Farmington is located in Jefferson County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Farmington.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmington ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Bishops Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Deer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Herons Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Lake Zurich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich
- Lake Zurich is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Zurich <4>
- Long Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
- Long Grove is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <4>
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- Long Grove Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pepper Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
- Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Prairie Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Quentin Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quentin Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Ravens Wing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Squires
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Staples Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Grove Valley
How Far From Farmington 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 Farmington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmington and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farmington to Waukegan, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Farmington 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- Farmington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1686, Longitude: -88.0442 In this case, the coordinates for Farmington 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 Farmington 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 314.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.683 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.687 degrees. |