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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 Farrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farrell 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 Farrell:
    • 34.264273, -90.672325
    • 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 Farrell
  • 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
    • Since Farrell is near Phillips County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Farrell

Communities Also Named Farrell ...

We found three communities that are also named Farrell.

Within Mississippi, the name Farrell is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Farrell [La Salle County].
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Farrell [Pershing County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Farrell is located in Mercer County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Farrell that is located in Coahoma County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Farrell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrell ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bobo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Clover Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Fair Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fair Landing is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Landing
  • Friars Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Green Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • King And Anderson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • King And Anderson is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King And Anderson
  • Long Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Lake is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Lyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lyon is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Rescue Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Landing
  • Robertsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Robertsville is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Sessions
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sessions is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions

How Far From Farrell 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 community such as Farrell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farrell and extending to:

  • Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Farrell to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Farrell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farrell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Farrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Farrell 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 Farrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2643, Longitude: -90.6723       In this case, the coordinates for Farrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.117 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.216 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.757 degrees.