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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 Fallsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fallsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fallsville:
    • 35.776469, -93.465462
    • 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 Fallsville
  • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Fallsville is near Johnson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Fallsville

Communities Also Named Fallsville ...

We found one communities that are also named Fallsville.

Within Arkansas, the name Fallsville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Fallsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fallsville [Highland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fallsville ...

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.

  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Edwards Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards Junction is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Junction
  • Hickory Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Limestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Limestone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Loafer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Loafer is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafer
  • Mossville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mossville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
  • Nail
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Nail is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nail
  • Ozone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Star is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
  • Walnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fallsville and extending to:

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fallsville to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fallsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fallsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fallsville 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 Fallsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7765, Longitude: -93.4655       In this case, the coordinates for Fallsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.046 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.657 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.731 degrees.