「遥か」と「遠い」の違いは
Would I be right in thinking that 「遠い」 is far away, but still within visible range, and 「遥か」 is further away than 「遠い」 and/or not necessarily visible?
1. Visible or not is not a key point. We say "遠くて見えない It's far, so I can't see it." and "富士山を遥かに望む I overlook Mt. Fuji far./ Mt. Fuji is overlooked far."
2. 遠い is an i-adjective and遥か is a stem of na-adjective遥かな or an adverb. 遥かな is different from usual na-adjectives. Only 遥かな and 遥かに are used.
3. You wrote"「遥か」is further away than「遠い」". I agree with you. I feel 遥かな未来<みらい>(the far-off future)is further away than 遠い未来(the far future).
4. We can say "富士山を遥か遠くに眺めるI look at Mount Fuji far in the distance". It's a usage of a stem of na-adjective or an adverb.
5. 遥かに is used as "much more". こっちのほうが遥かに大きい/遠い/近いThis one is much bigger/ further /nearer.