Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Farm
- 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 Old Farm:
- 35.775152, -78.736672
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Old Farm
- 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 Wake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Since Old Farm is near Chatham County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- eBird sighting report for Durham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Old Farm ...
We found ten communities that share the name Old Farm.
There are five communities within North Carolina that are also named Old Farm.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lenoir County
- Mecklenburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Old Farm is located in Frederick County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Old Farm that is located in Wake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Old Farm.
- Montgomery County
- This Old Farm is located in Montgomery County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the north northeast of the Old Farm that is located in Wake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Old Farm.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Farm ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Wake County
- Dublin Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Woods
- Dublin Woods is located in Wake County
- Dutchess Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Glen Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hearthstone Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone Farms
- Hearthstone Farms is located in Wake County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Wake County
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Isle Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Forest
- Isle Forest is located in Wake County
- Ivy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Ivy Meadows is located in Wake County
- Kent Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Garden
- Kent Garden is located in Wake County
- Little Lake Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake Hill
- Little Lake Hill is located in Wake County
- Method
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Method is located in Wake County
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- Orchards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Piney Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Plains
- Piney Plains is located in Wake County
- Pirates Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirates Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Cove
- Pirates Cove is located in Wake County
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Wake County
- Summerwinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwinds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwinds
- Summerwinds is located in Wake County
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Wake County
- Wishing Well
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishing Well have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well
- Wishing Well is located in Wake County
- Orchards
How Far From Old Farm 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 Old Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Farm and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Old Farm to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7752, Longitude: -78.7367 In this case, the coordinates for Old Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Old Farm 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Old Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.242 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.513 degrees. |