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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 Farrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farrington and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Farrington:
    • 39.469746, -87.545179
    • 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 Farrington
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Farrington is near Edgar County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo 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 Farrington

Communities Also Named Farrington ...

We found six communities that are also named Farrington.

Within Illinois, the name Farrington is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • This Farrington is located in Chatham County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Farrington that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Farrington.
    • Ohio
      • Miami County
      • This Farrington is located in Miami County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farrington that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Farrington.
    • Ontario
      • This Farrington lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Farrington that is located in Clark County.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Farrington is located in Knox County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Farrington that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Farrington.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Farrington is located in Hanover County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east of the Farrington that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Farrington.
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This Farrington is located in Franklin County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farrington that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Farrington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrington ...

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.

How Far From Farrington 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 Farrington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farrington and extending to:

  • Marshall, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farrington to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Farrington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Farrington 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 Farrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4697, Longitude: -87.5452       In this case, the coordinates for Farrington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.368 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.913 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.195 degrees.