Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Falls City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Falls City
- 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 City:
- 40.065330, -95.599520
- 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 City
- 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 Richardson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richardson County
- Since Falls City is near Brown County and also Holt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for Holt 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 City ...
We found six communities that share the name Falls City.
Within Nebraska, the name Falls City is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Winston County
- This Falls City is located in Winston County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Falls City that is located in Richardson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Falls City.
- Idaho
- Jerome County
- This Falls City is located in Jerome County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Falls City that is located in Richardson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jerome County community of Falls City.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Falls City is located in Polk County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Falls City that is located in Richardson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Falls City.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette 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 Pennsylvania community of Falls City [Fayette County].
- Texas
- Karnes County
- This Falls City is located in Karnes County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the south of the Falls City that is located in Richardson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Karnes County community of Falls City.
- Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- This Falls City is located in Dunn County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Falls City that is located in Richardson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Falls City.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls City ...
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.
- Archer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Big Lake is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
- Hiawatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Brown County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <4>
- Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
- Mound City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
- Reserve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Sun Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County (KS)
How Far From Falls City 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 city such as Falls City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falls City and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Falls City to Lincoln, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Falls City: www.ci.falls-city.ne.us/
The official website for Richardson County: www.co.richardson.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Falls City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0653, Longitude: -95.5995 In this case, the coordinates for Falls City 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 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 Falls City 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.79 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.233 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.987 degrees. |