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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 Farrar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farrar 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 Farrar:
- 37.702274, -89.688714
- 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 Farrar
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Farrar is near Jackson County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau 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 Farrar
Communities Also Named Farrar ...
We found four communities that are also named Farrar.
Within Missouri, the name Farrar is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jasper County
- This Farrar is located in Jasper County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southeast of the Farrar that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Farrar.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Farrar is located in Polk County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Farrar that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Farrar.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Farrar is located in Edgecombe County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east of the Farrar that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Farrar.
- Texas
- Limestone County
- This Farrar is located in Limestone County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Farrar that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Farrar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrar ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Crosstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Longtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Point Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Seventysix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Starland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starland is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Farrar 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 Farrar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farrar and extending to:
- Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Farrar to Perryville, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 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- Farrar) 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 Farrar 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 Farrar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7023, Longitude: -89.6887 In this case, the coordinates for Farrar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.201 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.622 degrees. |
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