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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mills:
    • 43.023681, -75.397393
    • 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 Mills
  • 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Farmers Mills is near Madison County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Mills

Communities Also Named Farmers Mills ...

We found two communities that are also named Farmers Mills.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Farmers Mills.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Farmers Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Putnam County
      • This Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Farmers Mills that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Farmers Mills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Farmers Mills is located in Centre County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Farmers Mills that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Farmers Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers Mills ...

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.

  • Brewers Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
  • Brothertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brothertown is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
  • Clayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Five Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Forge Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
  • Greens Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
  • Small Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Small Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
  • Valley Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills

How Far From Farmers Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmers Mills and extending to:

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farmers Mills to Utica, 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmers Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Farmers Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmers Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0237, Longitude: -75.3974       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.533 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.557 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.246 degrees.