Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Farmers Retreat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmers Retreat and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Farmers Retreat

• 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 Farmers Retreat:
  • 38.976446, -85.102177
  • 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 Farmers Retreat

• 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
  • Since Farmers Retreat is near Ripley County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Farmers Retreat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers Retreat ...

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.

• Aaron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Aaron is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
• Barbersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
• Blue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
• Cold Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Correct
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Correct is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
• Cross Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
• Pierceville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pierceville is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
• Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
• Stringtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farmers Retreat and extending to:

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farmers Retreat to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'