Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farmer Station:
  • 37.251043, -117.003959
  • 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 Farmer Station

• 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
  • Since Farmer Station is near Esmeralda County and also Inyo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Inyo 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 Farmer Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmer Station ...

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.

• Bullfrog ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Bullfrog is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog
• Forks Station
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Forks Station is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Station
• Gold Bar ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Gold Bar is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Bar
• Gold Point
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Hot Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hot Springs is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Original ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Original is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Original
• Scottys Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottys Junction is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction

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

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

• Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmer Station to Tonopah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,158 miles [3,473 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,106 miles [13,045.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'