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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:
- 39.700880, -85.301078
- 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 Rush County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush County
- Since Falmouth is near Fayette County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Indiana, the name Falmouth is unique.
Beyond Indiana, 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 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south of the Falmouth that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Falmouth.
- Illinois
- Jasper County
- This Falmouth is located in Jasper County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Falmouth that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Falmouth.
- Kentucky
- Pendleton County
- This Falmouth is located in Pendleton County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southeast of the Falmouth that is located in Rush 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 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Rush 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 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Rush 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 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the north of the Falmouth that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Falmouth.
- Nova Scotia
- This Falmouth lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Rush County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Falmouth is located in Lancaster County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Rush 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 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Rush 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.
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Longwood Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood Crossing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Crossing
- Mays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Occident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Occident is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occident
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Falmouth 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 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:
- Rushville, which is the Seat of Rush County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Falmouth to Rushville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn 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: 39.7009, Longitude: -85.3011 In this case, the coordinates for Falmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.929 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.087 degrees. |
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