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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 Fallbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fallbrook 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 Fallbrook:
    • 41.677469, -76.985604
    • 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 Fallbrook
  • 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 Fallbrook ...

We found three communities that share the name Fallbrook.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fallbrook is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This Fallbrook is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the west of the Fallbrook that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Fallbrook.
      • San Diego County
      • This Fallbrook is located in San Diego County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km] to the west of the Fallbrook that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Fallbrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Fallbrook lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north of the Fallbrook that is located in Tioga County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fallbrook ...

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.

  • Cherry Flats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
    • Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
  • Covert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
    • Covert is located in Bradford County
  • Dogtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Tioga County
  • Grover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Bradford County
  • House Landing Strip
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Landing Strip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Landing Strip
    • House Landing Strip is located in Tioga County
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Mainesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
    • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
  • Maple Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Paisley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
    • Paisley is located in Tioga County
  • Roaring Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Branch
    • Roaring Branch is located in Lycoming County
  • Union Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Tioga County

How Far From Fallbrook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fallbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Fallbrook once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fallbrook and extending to:

  • Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fallbrook to Wellsboro, 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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- Fallbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fallbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6775, Longitude: -76.9856    
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fallbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Fallbrook 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 307.649 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.60 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.573 degrees.









 

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