Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farmingdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmingdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farmingdale
- 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 Farmingdale:
- 43.959155, -102.883786
- 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 Farmingdale
- 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 Pennington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pennington County
- Since Farmingdale is near Custer County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Meade 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 Farmingdale ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Farmingdale.
Within South Dakota, the name Farmingdale is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage 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 Farmingdale [DuPage County].
- Sangamon County
- This Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Pennington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Farmingdale.
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Pennington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Farmingdale.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Farmingdale [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Farmingdale is located in Nassau County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<2> to the east of the Farmingdale that is located in Pennington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Farmingdale.
- Orange County
- This Farmingdale is located in Orange County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km] to the east of the Farmingdale that is located in Pennington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Farmingdale.
- Queens 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 New York community of Farmingdale [Queens County].
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe 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 Tennessee community of Farmingdale [Bledsoe County].
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Farmingdale is located in Addison County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<2> to the east of the Farmingdale that is located in Pennington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Farmingdale.
- Virginia
- Prince George 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 Virginia community of Farmingdale [Prince George County].
- Roanoke County
- This Farmingdale is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Farmingdale that is located in Pennington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Farmingdale.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmingdale ...
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.
- Ajax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Box Elder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Box Elder is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
- Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Pennington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Rapid City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
- Rapid City is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <4>
- Rapid Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
- Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
- Red Shirt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Scenic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic
- Scenic is located in Pennington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenic <4>
- Wicksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
- Wicksville is located in Pennington County
How Far From Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farmingdale and extending to:
- Rapid City, which is the Seat of Pennington County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmingdale to Rapid City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmingdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 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 Farmingdale 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> | 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- Farmingdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmingdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9592, Longitude: -102.8838 In this case, the coordinates for Farmingdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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'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 Farmingdale 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 325.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.026 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.215 degrees. |