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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 Fallsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fallsburg 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 Fallsburg:
- 38.176115, -82.67373
- 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 Fallsburg
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Fallsburg is near Wayne County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Fallsburg
Communities Also Named Fallsburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Fallsburg.
Within Kentucky, the name Fallsburg is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Fallsburg is located in Sullivan County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fallsburg that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fallsburg.
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This Fallsburg is located in Licking County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north of the Fallsburg that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Fallsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fallsburg ...
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.
- Deephole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deephole is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephole
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Potters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Fallsburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fallsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fallsburg and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fallsburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fallsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Fallsburg 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 Fallsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1761, Longitude: -82.6737 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.298 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.369 degrees. |
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