Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmington Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmington Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmington Hills
- 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 Farmington Hills:
- 42.484081, -83.377463
- 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 Farmington Hills
- 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Since Farmington Hills is near Wayne County and also Washtenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Washtenaw 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 Farmington Hills ...
We found one communities that share the name Farmington Hills.
Within Michigan, the name Farmington Hills is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Farmington Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Farmington Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the west of the Farmington Hills that is located in Oakland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Farmington Hills.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmington Hills ...
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.
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beech
- From Farmington Hills to Beech
- Charing Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charing Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charing Cross
- From Farmington Hills to Charing Cross
- Clarenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarenceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarenceville
- From Farmington Hills to Clarenceville
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From Farmington Hills to Commerce
- Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Four Towns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Towns
- From Farmington Hills to Four Towns
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Farmington Hills to Franklin
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plymouth
- From Farmington Hills to Plymouth
- Quakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quakertown
- From Farmington Hills to Quakertown
- Stark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Union Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
- Union Lake is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union Lake
- From Farmington Hills to Union Lake
- Wolverine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
- Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wolverine Lake
- From Farmington Hills to Wolverine Lake
How Far From Farmington Hills 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 city such as Farmington Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmington Hills and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farmington Hills to Pontiac, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Farmington Hills: www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us/
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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- Farmington Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmington Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4841, Longitude: -83.3775 In this case, the coordinates for Farmington Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Farmington Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.232 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.284 degrees. |