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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 Farrar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farrar 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 Farrar:
- 31.457024, -96.280772
- 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 Farrar
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Farrar is near Freestone County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Freestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Farrar
Communities Also Named Farrar ...
We found four communities that are also named Farrar.
Within Texas, the name Farrar is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jasper County
- This Farrar is located in Jasper County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farrar that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Farrar.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Farrar is located in Polk County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the north of the Farrar that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Farrar.
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Farrar is located in Perry County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Farrar that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Farrar.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Farrar is located in Edgecombe County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Farrar that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Farrar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrar ...
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.
- Box Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Box Church is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Church
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Dew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Freestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Lost Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Marshy Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshy Springs is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshy Springs
- Personville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Round Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
How Far From Farrar 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 Farrar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farrar and extending to:
- Groesbeck, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farrar to Groesbeck, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farrar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Farrar 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 Farrar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4570, Longitude: -96.2808 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.574 degrees. |
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