Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farm School, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farm School and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farm School
- 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 Farm School:
- 40.294551, -75.172673
- 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 Farm School
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Farm School is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farm School ...
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.
- Castle Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Cross Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Danboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
- Dyerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Fountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Furlong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furlong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furlong
- Furlong is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furlong <2>
- Heather Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Little Farm Trace Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Farm Trace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farm Trace Park
- Little Farm Trace Park is located in Bucks County
- Mechanics Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanics Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
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- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Patriot Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Pine Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pools Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Tradesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Winners Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winners Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
- Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Mount Pleasant
How Far From Farm School 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 Farm School to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Farm School and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Farm School to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farm School. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Farm School) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farm School. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2946, Longitude: -75.1727 In this case, the coordinates for Farm School have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Farm School to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.282 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.353 degrees. |