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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 Farmer Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmer Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Farmer Mill:
- 36.235957, -81.964284
- 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 Farmer Mill
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Farmer Mill is near Avery County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Farmer Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmer Mill ...
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.
- Battleground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Bitter End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bitter End is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
- Casper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dark Ridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dark Ridge is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Ridge
- Dry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Elk Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Elk Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elk Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Flat Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
- Heaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heaton is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Little Milligan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Milligan
- Shell Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
How Far From Farmer Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Farmer Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farmer Mill and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farmer Mill to Elizabethton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Farmer Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Farmer Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmer Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2360, Longitude: -81.9643 In this case, the coordinates for Farmer Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.879 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.654 degrees. |
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