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

When in Farmersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmersville 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 Farmersville:
    • 37.980322, -87.896138
    • 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 Farmersville
  • 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 Farmersville ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Farmersville.

Within Indiana, the name Farmersville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Farmersville is located in Lowndes County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the south of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Farmersville.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Farmersville is located in Tulare County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the west of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Farmersville.
    • Georgia
      • Chattooga County
      • This Farmersville is located in Chattooga County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Farmersville.
    • Illinois
      • Montgomery County
      • This Farmersville is located in Montgomery County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Farmersville.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Farmersville [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Farmersville is located in Caldwell County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Farmersville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Farmersville is located in Barnstable County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Farmersville.
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • This Farmersville is located in Livingston County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Farmersville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Farmersville.
      • Monmouth County
      • Although located in Monmouth County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Farmersville.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Farmersville.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Farmersville is located in Montgomery County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Farmersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Farmersville is located in Lancaster County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Farmersville.
      • Northampton County
      • This Farmersville is located in Northampton County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east northeast of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Farmersville.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Farmersville is located in Collin County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Farmersville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Farmersville is located in Dodge County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the north of the Farmersville that is located in Posey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Farmersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmersville ...

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.

  • Dead Mans Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead Mans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Mans Crossing
    • Dead Mans Crossing is located in Posey County
  • Erwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Erwin is located in Posey County
  • Hepburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
    • Hepburn is located in Posey County
  • New Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Posey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <4>
  • Oliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Posey County
  • Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
    • Prairie is located in Posey County
  • Rising Sun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in White County (IL)
  • Solitude
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Solitude is located in Posey County

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

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

  • Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Posey County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Farmersville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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- Farmersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9803, Longitude: -87.8961       In this case, the coordinates for Farmersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Farmersville 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.
<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 Farmersville 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 314.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.925 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.739 degrees.









 

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