Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farler:
  • 37.154817, -83.192117
  • 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 Farler

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Farler is near Leslie County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Farler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farler ...

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.

• Acup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Acup is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
• Big Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Rock is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Christopher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Christopher is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
• Combs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Combs is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Cutshin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
• Daisy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Daisy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Defiance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Defiance is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Happy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
• Hazard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <1>
• Jeff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeff is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <1>
• Viper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Viper is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
• Walkertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walkertown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the North.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Farler to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'