Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farmlife:
  • 35.735161, -76.979396
  • 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 Farmlife

• 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Since Farmlife is near Beaufort County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Farmlife

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmlife ...

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.

• Bear Grass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Church Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Church Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Crossroads
• Coreys Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
• Everetts
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Everetts is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Five Points
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hall Swamp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
• Hoke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hoke is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke
• Hootentown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
• Jamesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <1>
• Pinetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
• Pineygrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
• Rosedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Slatestone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Slatestone is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
• Smallwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Smallwood is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood

How Far From Farmlife to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farmlife to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farmlife and extending to:

• Williamston, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmlife to Williamston, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'