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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 Folsom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folsom 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 Folsom:
    • 32.682631, -87.405834
    • 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 Folsom
  • 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Folsom is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Folsom

Communities Also Named Folsom ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Folsom.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Folsom.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Randolph County
      • This Folsom is located in Randolph County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Folsom.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This Folsom is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Folsom.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Folsom is located in Bartow County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Folsom.
      • Habersham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Folsom [Habersham County].
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • This Folsom is located in Mills County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Folsom.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Folsom [Cherokee County].
      • Haskell 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 Kansas community of Folsom [Haskell County].
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Folsom is located in Grant County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Folsom.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Folsom.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • This Folsom is located in Callaway County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Folsom.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Folsom [Fergus County].
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Folsom [Atlantic County].
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Folsom [Colfax County].
      • Union County
      • This Folsom is located in Union County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Folsom.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Folsom [Bladen County].
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Folsom is located in Highland County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Folsom.
    • Oklahoma
      • Johnston County
      • This Folsom is located in Johnston County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Folsom.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Folsom is located in Delaware County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Folsom.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer County
      • This Folsom is located in Custer County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Folsom.
    • Texas
      • Potter County
      • This Folsom is located in Potter County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Folsom.
      • Shelby County
      • This Folsom is located in Shelby County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the west of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Folsom.
    • Vermont
      • Caledonia County
      • This Folsom is located in Caledonia County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Folsom.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Folsom is located in Wetzel County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Folsom.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon County
      • This Folsom is located in Vernon County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Folsom that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Folsom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Folsom ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Curbville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Curbville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curbville
  • Harper Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper Hill is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Ironville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Laneville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Laneville is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Pondville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pondville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
  • Rosemary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rosemary is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Sugarville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sugarville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
  • Sunshine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Trinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Trinity is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

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

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Folsom to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 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 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Folsom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Folsom 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.
<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 Folsom 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 Folsom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6826, Longitude: -87.4058       In this case, the coordinates for Folsom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.982 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.709 degrees.