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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 Falcon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falcon Heights 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 Falcon Heights:
- 44.989937, -93.177019
- 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 Falcon Heights
- 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 Ramsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Since Falcon Heights is near Hennepin County and also Anoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anoka 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 Falcon Heights
Communities Also Named Falcon Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Falcon Heights.
Within Minnesota, the name Falcon Heights is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Falcon Heights is located in Klamath County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the west of the Falcon Heights that is located in Ramsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Falcon Heights.
- Texas
- Starr County
- This Falcon Heights is located in Starr County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Falcon Heights that is located in Ramsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Falcon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falcon Heights ...
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.
- Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Golden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Little Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mounds View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robbinsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Falcon Heights 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 city such as Falcon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falcon Heights and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the Seat of Ramsey County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Falcon Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 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 from Point A (ie- Falcon Heights) 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 Falcon Heights 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 Falcon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9899, Longitude: -93.1770 In this case, the coordinates for Falcon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.233 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.589 degrees. |
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