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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:
- 38.676164, -84.335906
- 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Falmouth is near Harrison County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Kentucky, the name Falmouth is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, 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 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the south of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton 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 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Falmouth.
- Indiana
- Rush County
- This Falmouth is located in Rush County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northwest of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Falmouth.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Falmouth is located in Cumberland County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton 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 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the north of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Falmouth.
- Nova Scotia
- This Falmouth lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Falmouth is located in Lancaster County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton 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 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Pendleton 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.
- Bachelors Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Durbintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durbintown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbintown
- Four Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Marcus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Peach Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunrise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
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 city 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:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Falmouth to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 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: 38.6762, Longitude: -84.3359 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.323 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.95 degrees. |
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