Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmville
- 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 Farmville:
- 38.268844, -83.610769
- 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 Farmville
- 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- Since Farmville is near Boyd County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Farmville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Farmville.
Within Kentucky, the name Farmville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Ray County
- Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Farmville.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Farmville is located in Chatham County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Farmville that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Farmville.
- Pitt County
- This Farmville is located in Pitt County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east southeast of the Farmville that is located in Fleming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Farmville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Farmville lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farmville that is located in Fleming County.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmville ...
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.
- Big Brushy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brushy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brushy
- Big Brushy is located in Rowan County
- Grassland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Muses Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Pebble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Poplar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
- Red Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sharkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Smile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Farmville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farmville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmville and extending to:
- Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmville to Flemingsburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Farmville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2688, Longitude: -83.6108 In this case, the coordinates for Farmville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farmville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Farmville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.886 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.749 degrees. |