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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farris and the surrounding area.
- 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 Farris:
- 47.376620, -94.702769
- 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 Farris
- 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 Hubbard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hubbard County
- Since Farris is near Cass County and also Beltrami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beltrami 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 Farris
Communities Also Named Farris ...
We found two communities that are also named Farris.
Within Minnesota, the name Farris is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Farris is located in Atoka County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the south of the Farris that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Farris.
- Washington
- Chelan County
- This Farris is located in Chelan County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the west of the Farris that is located in Hubbard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Farris.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farris ...
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.
- Blackduck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coffee Pot Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Emmaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Federal Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake George
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nary
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nary is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nary
- Scribner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Turtle River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Woodland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Farris 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 Farris to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farris and extending to:
- Park Rapids, which is the Seat of Hubbard County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farris to Park Rapids, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Farris to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3766, Longitude: -94.7028 In this case, the coordinates for Farris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.315 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.636 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.797 degrees. |
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