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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 Farmers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farmers 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 Farmers:
    • 36.966809, -79.405026
    • 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 Farmers
  • 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
    • Since Farmers is near Campbell County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Farmers

Communities Also Named Farmers ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Farmers.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Farmers.

Beyond Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Caroline 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 Farmers [Caroline County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Farmers is located in Weld County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Farmers.
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • This Farmers is located in Owen County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Farmers.
      • Rush County
      • This Farmers is located in Rush County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the west northwest of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Farmers.
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Farmers is located in Rowan County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Farmers.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Farmers.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Farmers [Bristol County].
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa 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 Farmers [Ottawa County].
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Farmers [Sanilac County].
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Farmers is located in Clinton County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Farmers.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Farmers is located in York County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Farmers that is located in Pittsylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Farmers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmers ...

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.

  • Brights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
  • Chalk Level
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Climax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Climax is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Green Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Pond is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Motley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Natal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Natal is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
  • Pickerel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pickerel is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
  • Redeye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redeye is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redeye
  • Smothers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Smothers is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers
  • Whittles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
    • Whittles has also been known as:
    • Whittle's Depot
    • Whittle's Station

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

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

  • Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Farmers to Chatham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Farmers 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farmers) 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 Farmers 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 Farmers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9668, Longitude: -79.4050       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.365 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.828 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.384 degrees.