Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farmland:
  • 40.189559, -85.127333
  • 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 Farmland

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Farmland is near Delaware County and also Jay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jay 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 Farmland

Communities Also Named Farmland ...

We found one communities that are also named Farmland.

Within Indiana, the name Farmland is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Farmland in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Grant Parish
    • This Farmland is located in Grant Parish and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Farmland that is located in Randolph County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Farmland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmland ...

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.

• Desoto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Desoto is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
• Gates Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Huntsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Maxville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maxville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
• Pinch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pinch is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
• Powers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Powers is located in Jay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Shedville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shedville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville
• Stone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Unionport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Unionport is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
• Woodland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Farmland to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'