Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farnsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farnsworth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farnsworth
- 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 Farnsworth:
- 40.796539, -76.675668
- 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 Farnsworth
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Farnsworth is near Schuylkill County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Farnsworth ...
We found six communities that share the name Farnsworth.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Farnsworth.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Farnsworth [Warren County].
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Farnsworth [Lake County].
- Indiana
- Sullivan County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Farnsworth [Sullivan County].
- Michigan
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Farnsworth [Wexford County].
- South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Farnsworth [Sanborn County].
- Texas
- Ochiltree County
- This Farnsworth is located in Ochiltree County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<3> to the west of the Farnsworth that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ochiltree County community of Farnsworth.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farnsworth ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bear Valley
- From Farnsworth to Bear Valley
- Dunkelbergers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkelbergers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
- Mile Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mile Run
- From Farnsworth to Mile Run
- Millers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossroads
- Millers Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
- Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Patricksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
- Point Breeze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Seven Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shamrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Snufftown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Wolfs Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Crossroads
- Wolfs Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
- Shamrock
How Far From Farnsworth 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 Farnsworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farnsworth and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Farnsworth to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farnsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Farnsworth 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. |
| <2> | 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 Farnsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farnsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farnsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7965, Longitude: -76.6757 In this case, the coordinates for Farnsworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Farnsworth 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 307.535 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.332 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.80 degrees. |