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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmingdale
- 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:
- 41.400371, -74.236260
- 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
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Farmingdale is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 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 ...
- Nassau County
- This Farmingdale is located in Nassau County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau 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].
- Nassau 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 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west of the Farmingdale that is located in Orange 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 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Orange 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 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmingdale that is located in Orange 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 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Orange 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 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Farmingdale that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Farmingdale.
- Illinois
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.
- Blooming Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <4>
- Bull Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Craigville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Greycourt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Marycrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mountain House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain House is located in Orange County
- Mountain Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
- Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
- Otter Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Rock Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Tavern
- Rock Tavern is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Tavern <4>
- Rural Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
- Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
- Stony Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
How Far From Farmingdale 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 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:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Farmingdale to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmingdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
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: 41.4004, Longitude: -74.2363 In this case, the coordinates for Farmingdale 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 306.006 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.70 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.455 degrees. |