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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Farmington:
    • 32.727400, -79.952590
    • 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 Farmington
  • 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 Farmington ...

We found 58 communities that share the name Farmington.

Within South Carolina, the name Farmington is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 58 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 54 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Farmington is located in Washington County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Farmington.
    • British Columbia
      • This Farmington lies 2,505 miles [4,031.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Farmington is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Farmington.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Farmington is located in Hartford County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Farmington.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Farmington is located in Kent County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Farmington.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Farmington is located in Hillsborough County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Farmington.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Farmington is located in Cherokee County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Farmington.
      • Columbia County
      • This Farmington is located in Columbia County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Farmington.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Farmington is located in Muscogee County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Farmington.
      • Oconee County
      • This Farmington is located in Oconee County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Farmington.
    • Illinois
      • Coles 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 Illinois community of Farmington [Coles County].
      • Fulton County
      • This Farmington is located in Fulton County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Farmington.
      • Kane County
      • This Farmington is located in Kane County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Farmington.
      • Lake County
      • This Farmington is located in Lake County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Farmington.
      • Will County
      • This Farmington is located in Will County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Farmington.
    • Indiana
      • Rush County
      • This Farmington is located in Rush County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Farmington.
    • Iowa
      • Van Buren County
      • This Farmington is located in Van Buren County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Farmington.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • This Farmington is located in Atchison County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Farmington.
      • Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Farmington [Dickinson County].
      • Nemaha 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 Kansas community of Farmington [Nemaha County].
      • Reno 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 Kansas community of Farmington [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Graves County
      • This Farmington is located in Graves County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Farmington.
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Farmington is located in Franklin County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Farmington.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Farmington is located in Cecil County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Farmington.
      • Harford County
      • This Farmington is located in Harford County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Farmington.
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Farmington [Montgomery County].
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Farmington is located in Oakland County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Farmington.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Farmington is located in Dakota County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Farmington.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Farmington is located in Alcorn County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Farmington.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Farmington is located in Saint Francois County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Farmington.
    • Montana
      • Teton County
      • This Farmington is located in Teton County and lies 1,971 miles [3,172 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Farmington.
    • New Hampshire
      • Strafford County
      • This Farmington is located in Strafford County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Farmington.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic 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 New Jersey community of Farmington [Atlantic County].
    • New Mexico
      • San Juan County
      • This Farmington is located in San Juan County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Farmington.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This Farmington is located in Ontario County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Farmington.
    • North Carolina
      • Davie County
      • This Farmington is located in Davie County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Farmington.
      • Nash County
      • This Farmington is located in Nash County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Farmington.
    • North Dakota
      • Richland County
      • This Farmington is located in Richland County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Farmington.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Farmington lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Farmington is located in Belmont County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Farmington.
      • Trumbull County
      • This Farmington is located in Trumbull County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Farmington.
    • Ontario
      • This Farmington lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Farmington is located in Washington County and lies 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Farmington.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Farmington is located in Berks County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Farmington.
      • Fayette County
      • This Farmington is located in Fayette County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Farmington.
      • Lehigh County
      • This Farmington is located in Lehigh County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the north northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Farmington.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Farmington lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Farmington is located in Knox County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Farmington.
      • Marshall County
      • This Farmington is located in Marshall County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Farmington.
      • Williamson County
      • This Farmington is located in Williamson County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Farmington.
    • Texas
      • Grayson County
      • This Farmington is located in Grayson County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Farmington.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Farmington is located in Davis County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Farmington.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Farmington is located in Albemarle County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Farmington.
      • Henrico 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 Farmington [Henrico County].
      • Roanoke County
      • This Farmington is located in Roanoke County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Farmington.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Farmington is located in Whitman County and lies 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Farmington.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Farmington is located in Marion County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the north of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Farmington.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jefferson County
      • This Farmington is located in Jefferson County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Farmington that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Farmington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmington ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayfront have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Charleston County
  • Clarks Sound
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
    • Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
  • Creek Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
    • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Harbor Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
    • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
  • James Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Landsdowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landsdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
    • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
  • Lighthouse Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lighthouse Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
    • Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
  • Oceanview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
    • Oceanview is located in Charleston County
  • Oyster Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
    • Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
      • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
    • Riverpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
      • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Charleston County
    • Seaside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Seaside is located in Charleston County
    • Three Trees
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
      • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
    • Tidalview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tidalview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
      • Tidalview is located in Charleston County

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

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Farmington to Columbia, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Farmington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7274, Longitude: -79.9526       In this case, the coordinates for Farmington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Farmington 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>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.
<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 Farmington 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 309.699 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.592 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.892 degrees.









 

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