Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Farmers Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmers Union and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Farmers Union

• 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 Farmers Union:
  • 34.415170, -78.609179
  • 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 Farmers Union

• 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Farmers Union is near Bladen County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Farmers Union

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers Union ...

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.

• Carvers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Carvers is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
• Council
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Council is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
• Halls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Halls is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
• Hallsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
• Honey Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Honey Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
• Lisbon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Pine Log
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Log is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
• Red Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Redbug
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Redbug is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug

How Far From Farmers Union 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 Farmers Union to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Farmers Union and extending to:

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Farmers Union to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'