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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 Fallon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fallon 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 Fallon:
- 46.512221, -101.090973
- 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 Fallon
- 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 Morton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton County
- Since Fallon is near Grant County and also Sioux County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sioux 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 Fallon
Communities Also Named Fallon ...
We found nine communities that are also named Fallon.
Within North Dakota, the name Fallon is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, 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 ...
- California
- Marin County
- This Fallon is located in Marin County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fallon that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Fallon.
- Louisiana
- Saint Charles Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Fallon [Saint Charles Parish].
- Montana
- Custer 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 Montana community of Fallon [Custer County].
- Prairie County
- This Fallon is located in Prairie County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west of the Fallon that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Fallon.
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This Fallon is located in Churchill County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fallon that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Fallon.
- Oklahoma
- Choctaw County
- This Fallon is located in Choctaw County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fallon that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Fallon.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Fallon.
- Texas
- Limestone County
- This Fallon is located in Limestone County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fallon that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Fallon.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Fallon is located in Whitman County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fallon that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Fallon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fallon ...
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.
- Brisbane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbane is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Carson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flasher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lark is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Park is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
- Porcupine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sunny is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny
- Sweet Briar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
How Far From Fallon 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 community such as Fallon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fallon and extending to:
- Mandan, which is the Seat of Morton County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fallon to Mandan, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Fallon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fallon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fallon 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 Fallon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5122, Longitude: -101.0910 In this case, the coordinates for Fallon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.018 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.887 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.705 degrees. |
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