Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Falling Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falling Branch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Falling Branch

• 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 Falling Branch:
  • 37.594777, -86.497203
  • 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 Falling Branch

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Falling Branch is near Breckinridge County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Falling Branch

Communities Also Named Falling Branch ...

We found one communities that are also named Falling Branch.

Within Kentucky, the name Falling Branch is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Falling Branch in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Montgomery County
    • This Falling Branch is located in Montgomery County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the east of the Falling Branch that is located in Grayson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Falling Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falling Branch ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Cobblers Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
• Falls-of-Rough
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <2>
• Glen Dean
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
• Hickory Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
• Horn Back Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
• Indian Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
• Rockvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
• Short Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek

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

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

• Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falling Branch to Leitchfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'