Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fall Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fall Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fall Creek
- 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 Fall Creek:
- 39.778919, -91.302389
- 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 Fall Creek
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Fall Creek is near Pike County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Fall Creek ...
We found ten communities that share the name Fall Creek.
Within Illinois, the name Fall Creek is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Fall Creek [San Miguel County].
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Fall Creek is located in Idaho County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fall Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Fall Creek.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fall Creek [Chatham County].
- Yadkin 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 North Carolina community of Fall Creek [Yadkin County].
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Fall Creek is located in Oconee County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Fall Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fall Creek.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Fall Creek is located in Bedford County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Fall Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Fall Creek.
- Sullivan County
- This Fall Creek is located in Sullivan County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east southeast of the Fall Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fall Creek.
- Texas
- Hood County
- This Fall Creek is located in Hood County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fall Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hood County community of Fall Creek.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fall Creek [Pittsylvania County].
- Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County
- This Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north of the Fall Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Fall Creek.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fall Creek ...
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.
- Aladdin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hannibal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
- Lamb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Monkey Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkey Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Monkey Run is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <4>
- Shepherd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fall Creek and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fall Creek to Quincy, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fall Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fall Creek 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fall Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fall Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7789, Longitude: -91.3024 In this case, the coordinates for Fall Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fall Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.802 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.912 degrees. |