Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farm Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farm Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farm Hill
- 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 Farm Hill:
- 42.493984, -71.090609
- 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 Farm Hill
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Farm Hill is near Essex County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Farm Hill ...
We found two communities that share the name Farm Hill.
Within Massachusetts, the name Farm Hill is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farm Hill ...
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.
- Fells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Fox Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lynnfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Reading
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Reading Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Highlands
- Reading Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Shakerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerhill
- Shakerhill is located in Middlesex County
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Farm Hill 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 Farm Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farm Hill and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Farm Hill to Boston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,084 miles [6,572.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farm Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farm Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farm Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4940, Longitude: -71.0906 In this case, the coordinates for Farm Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Farm Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.516 degrees. |