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

  • 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:
    • 39.321729, -83.763536
    • 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
  • 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Since Farmers is near Highland County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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

Communities Also Named Farmers ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Farmers.

Within Ohio, the name Farmers is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Farmers is located in Weld County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Farmers.
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • This Farmers is located in Owen County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Farmers.
      • Rush County
      • This Farmers is located in Rush County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west northwest of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Farmers.
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Farmers is located in Rowan County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Farmers.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southwest of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Farmers.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Farmers [Bristol County].
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Farmers [Ottawa County].
      • Sanilac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Farmers [Sanilac County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Farmers is located in York County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Farmers.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline 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 Farmers [Caroline County].
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Farmers is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Farmers that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Farmers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers ...

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.

  • Cuba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Fallsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fallsville is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
  • Gist Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gist Settlement is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Settlement
  • Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Lees Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Powderlick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Powderlick is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderlick
  • Samantha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Samantha is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Snow Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Hill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Wallopsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wallopsburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallopsburg

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmers to Wilmington, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Farmers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Farmers 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>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.
<5>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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3217, Longitude: -83.7635       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.961 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.139 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.499 degrees.