Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Far-A-Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Far-A-Field and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Far-A-Field

• 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 Far-A-Field:
  • 40.147700, -75.277700
  • 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 Far-A-Field

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Far-A-Field is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Far-A-Field

Curious and Interesting Names Near Far-A-Field ...

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.

• Blue Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Bell <1>
• Broad Axe
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Broad Axe is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Axe <1>
• Cold Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickorytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
• Meadow Wick
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
• Mermaid Estates
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
• Mews at Blue Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Springtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stuarts Keep
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
• Townline
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Townline is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
• Village Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle

How Far From Far-A-Field 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 Far-A-Field to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Far-A-Field and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Far-A-Field to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'