Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Falls Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Falls Junction
- 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 Falls Junction:
- 48.602712, -93.342925
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Falls Junction
- 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 Koochiching County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Koochiching County
- Since Falls Junction is near Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Falls Junction ...
We found four communities that share the name Falls Junction.
Within Minnesota, the name Falls Junction is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Falls Junction that is located in Koochiching County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Falls Junction.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Falls Junction [Baltimore City].
- New York
- Niagara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Falls Junction [Niagara County].
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Falls Junction that is located in Koochiching County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Falls Junction.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls Junction ...
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.
- Bear Pass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Box Alder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Dance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - International Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Falls
- International Falls is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for International Falls <5>
- Island View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Koochiching County
- Littlefork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefork
- Littlefork is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefork <5>
- Nickel Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Lake
- Rocky Inlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Inlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Inlet
- Windy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Point
How Far From Falls Junction 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 Falls Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falls Junction and extending to:
- International Falls, which is the Seat of Koochiching County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Falls Junction to Saint Paul, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Falls Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6027, Longitude: -93.3429 In this case, the coordinates for Falls Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Falls Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Falls Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.30 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.652 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.655 degrees. |