Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fall Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fall Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fall Creek
- 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 Fall Creek:
- 43.959782, -122.818279
- 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 Fall Creek
- 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Fall Creek is near Douglas County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Fall Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fall Creek.
Within Oregon, the name Fall Creek is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Fall Creek [San Miguel County].
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Fall Creek is located in Idaho County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Fall Creek.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Fall Creek is located in Adams County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<2> to the east of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fall Creek.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fall Creek [Chatham County].
- Yadkin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fall Creek [Yadkin County].
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Fall Creek is located in Oconee County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<2> to the east of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fall Creek.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Fall Creek is located in Bedford County and lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<2> to the east of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Fall Creek.
- Sullivan County
- This Fall Creek is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,165 miles [3,484.2 km] to the east of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fall Creek.
- Texas
- Hood County
- This Fall Creek is located in Hood County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hood County community of Fall Creek.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fall Creek [Pittsylvania County].
- Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County
- This Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fall Creek that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Fall Creek.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fall Creek ...
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.
- Cedar Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Cedar Flat is located in Lane County
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Lane County
- Deerhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
- Minnow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mohawk Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Junction
- Mohawk Junction is located in Lane County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <4>
How Far From Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fall Creek and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fall Creek to Eugene, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,782 miles [12,523.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fall Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fall Creek 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. |
| <2> | 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- Fall Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fall Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9598, Longitude: -122.8183 |
| <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 Fall Creek 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 341.071 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.481 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.291 degrees. |