Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Falls Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Falls Mill
- 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 Falls Mill:
- 38.775935, -80.549083
- 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 Falls 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Falls Mill is near Lewis County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Falls Mill ...
We found one communities that share the name Falls Mill.
Within West Virginia, the name Falls Mill is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Falls Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Falls Mill is located in Franklin County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Falls Mill that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Falls Mill.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls 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.
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Bulltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Dutch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <3>
- Gem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Heaters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <3>
- Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Ireland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <3>
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Orlando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Wildcat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Falls Mill 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 Falls Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falls Mill and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Falls Mill to Sutton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Falls Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7759, Longitude: -80.5491 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Falls Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.255 degrees. |