Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Falkner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falkner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Falkner

• 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 Falkner:
  • 32.695408, -86.050242
  • 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 Falkner

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Falkner is near Coosa County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Falkner

Communities Also Named Falkner ...

We found one communities that are also named Falkner.

Within Alabama, the name Falkner is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Falkner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Tippah County
    • This Falkner is located in Tippah County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Falkner that is located in Elmore County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Falkner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falkner ...

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.

• Central
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Central is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cotton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Eclectic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eclectic is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <2>
• Equality
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Equality is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Floyd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Floyd is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Jordan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jordan is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
• Kid
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kid is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

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

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Falkner to Wetumpka, 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'