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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 Farmingdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale:
    • 40.732876, -73.445869
    • 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 Farmingdale
  • 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 Farmingdale ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Farmingdale.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Farmingdale.

Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Orange County
      • This Farmingdale is located in Orange County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmingdale that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Farmingdale.
    • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Farmingdale [Queens County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Farmingdale [DuPage County].
      • Sangamon County
      • This Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west of the Farmingdale that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Farmingdale.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Farmingdale.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Farmingdale [Monmouth County].
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Farmingdale is located in Pennington County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmingdale that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Farmingdale.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Farmingdale [Bledsoe County].
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Farmingdale is located in Addison County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north of the Farmingdale that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Farmingdale.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Farmingdale [Prince George County].
      • Roanoke County
      • This Farmingdale is located in Roanoke County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Farmingdale that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Farmingdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmingdale ...

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.

  • Amityville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <3>
  • Frontier Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Park
    • Frontier Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Half Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hollow
    • Half Hollow is located in Suffolk County
  • Harbor Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
    • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
  • Hicksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
    • Hicksville is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <3>
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Nassau County
  • Maywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Suffolk County
  • Plainedge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
    • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
  • Plainview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Nassau County
  • Swedetown Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County

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

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Farmingdale to Mineola, with an average speed<5> 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 133 miles [214 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • 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).<9>

The official website for Farmingdale: www.farmingdalevillage.org/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmingdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmingdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7329, Longitude: -73.4459    
<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 Farmingdale 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Farmingdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.609 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.144 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.412 degrees.




 

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