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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 Farwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farwell 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 Farwell:
- 34.885902, -98.005598
- 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 Farwell
- 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
- Since Farwell is near Caddo County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Farwell
Communities Also Named Farwell ...
We found nine communities that are also named Farwell.
Within Oklahoma, the name Farwell is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Farwell is located in Alameda County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Farwell.
- Michigan
- Clare County
- This Farwell is located in Clare County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Farwell.
- Minnesota
- Pope County
- This Farwell is located in Pope County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the north of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Farwell.
- Nebraska
- Howard County
- This Farwell is located in Howard County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Farwell.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Farwell is located in Clinton County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Farwell.
- South Dakota
- Hanson County
- This Farwell is located in Hanson County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the north of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanson County community of Farwell.
- Texas
- Dallam 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 Texas community of Farwell [Dallam County].
- Hansford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hansford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hansford County community of Farwell.
- Parmer County
- This Farwell is located in Parmer County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west of the Farwell that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parmer County community of Farwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farwell ...
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.
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Amber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cyril
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Park is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Indian City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian City is located in Caddo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
- Nellie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Porter Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Porter Hill is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Hill
- Rocky Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rush Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Squaretop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Squaretop is located in Caddo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaretop
How Far From Farwell 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 Farwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farwell and extending to:
- Chickasha, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Farwell to Chickasha, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Farwell) 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 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 Farwell 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Farwell 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 Farwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8859, Longitude: -98.0056 In this case, the coordinates for Farwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.012 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.971 degrees. |
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