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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:
- 44.243345, -85.086983
- 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 Missaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Missaukee County
- Since Falmouth is near Osceola County and also Clare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clare 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 Michigan, the name Falmouth is unique.
Beyond Michigan, 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 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the south of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Falmouth.
- Nova Scotia
- This Falmouth lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the east of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Falmouth is located in Lancaster County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Falmouth that is located in Missaukee 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.
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Park Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Prosper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prosper is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Rainbow Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Stoney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
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:
- Lake City, which is the Seat of Missaukee County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Falmouth to Lansing, 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 44.2433, Longitude: -85.0870 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 312.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.531 degrees. |
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