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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 Fallston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fallston and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fallston:
    • 35.428940, -81.502260
    • 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 Fallston
  • 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
    • Since Fallston is near Lincoln County and also Gaston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Fallston

Communities Also Named Fallston ...

We found two communities that are also named Fallston.

Within North Carolina, the name Fallston is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Fallston is located in Harford County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fallston that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fallston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Fallston is located in Beaver County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north of the Fallston that is located in Cleveland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Fallston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fallston ...

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.

  • Cherryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Delight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Delight is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Dellview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dellview is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
  • Double Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
  • Flay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flay is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flay
  • Hulls Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
  • Johnstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Knob Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Lawndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rockdale is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Waco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waco is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Fallston 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 town such as Fallston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fallston and extending to:

  • Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fallston to Shelby, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 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 from Point A (ie- Fallston) 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 Fallston 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 Fallston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4289, Longitude: -81.5023       In this case, the coordinates for Fallston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.605 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.022 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.704 degrees.