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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 Farber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farber 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 Farber:
- 39.274921, -91.576257
- 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 Farber
- 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 Audrain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
- Since Farber is near Ralls County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Farber
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farber ...
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.
- Buzzards Roost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buzzards Roost is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Roost
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Curryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Farmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Gazette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gazette is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
- Greenlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rush Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Farber 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 Farber to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farber and extending to:
- Mexico, which is the Seat of Audrain County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farber to Mexico, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Farber 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 Farber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2749, Longitude: -91.5763 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.011 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.159 degrees. |
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