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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 Falls Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls Mills 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 Falls Mills:
    • 41.728296, -74.984084
    • 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 Mills
  • 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 Mills ...

We found two communities that share the name Falls Mills.

Within New York, the name Falls Mills is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Falls Mills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Falls Mills.
    • West Virginia
      • Tyler County
      • This Falls Mills is located in Tyler County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Falls Mills that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Falls Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls Mills ...

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.

  • Basket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
    • Basket is located in Sullivan County
  • Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fallsdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
    • Fallsdale is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Hilltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
    • Hilltown is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Hunts Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County
  • Lava
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
    • Lava is located in Sullivan County
  • Long Eddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrowsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Smallwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stalker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stalker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker
    • Stalker is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Swan Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Lake <3>

How Far From Falls Mills 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 Falls Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falls Mills to Monticello, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Falls Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7283, Longitude: -74.9841    
<2>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.
<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 Falls Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.422 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.223 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.642 degrees.




 

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