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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 Falmouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falmouth 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 Falmouth:
- 39.054639, -88.145519
- 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 Falmouth
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Falmouth is near Cumberland County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Falmouth
Communities Also Named Falmouth ...
We found nine communities that are also named Falmouth.
Within Illinois, the name Falmouth is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Suwannee County
- This Falmouth is located in Suwannee County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Falmouth.
- Indiana
- Rush County
- This Falmouth is located in Rush County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Falmouth.
- Kentucky
- Pendleton County
- This Falmouth is located in Pendleton County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Falmouth.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Falmouth is located in Cumberland County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Falmouth.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Falmouth is located in Barnstable County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Falmouth.
- Michigan
- Missaukee County
- This Falmouth is located in Missaukee County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Falmouth.
- Nova Scotia
- This Falmouth lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Falmouth is located in Lancaster County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Falmouth.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Falmouth is located in Stafford County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Falmouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falmouth ...
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.
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Boos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boos is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boos
- Hazel Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Island Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Island Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shamrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Willow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Falmouth 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 Falmouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falmouth and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Falmouth to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Falmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Falmouth 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 Falmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0546, Longitude: -88.1455 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.748 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.584 degrees. |
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