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:
  • 31.552954, -92.394027
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Grant Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
  • Since Farmland is near La Salle Parish and also Rapides Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish

• 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 Louisiana, the name Farmland is unique.

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

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

• Ball
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <2>
• Bob
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bob is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob
• Breezy Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Dry Prong
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <2>
• Fishville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pollock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
• Prospect
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Sand Spur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Spur is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spur
• Stay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stay is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay

How Far From Farmland 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 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:

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Grant Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Farmland to Colfax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'