Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farnerville:
  • 40.069555, -74.864332
  • 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 Farnerville

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Farnerville is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Farnerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farnerville ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
• Deacons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deacons is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons
• Edgewater Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Maple Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Maple Shade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Margo Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
• Orchard View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orchard View is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Pennypacker Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
• Rockdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rockdale is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Winder Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village

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

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

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Farnerville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'