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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 Falling Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falling Spring 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 Falling Spring:
    • 39.904536, -77.599434
    • 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 Falling Spring
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Falling Spring is near Adams County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Falling Spring

Communities Also Named Falling Spring ...

We found four communities that are also named Falling Spring.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Falling Spring.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Perry County
      • This Falling Spring is located in Perry County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Falling Spring that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Falling Spring.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west of the Falling Spring that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Falling Spring.
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Falling Spring that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Falling Spring.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Falling Spring that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Falling Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falling Spring ...

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.

  • Cheesetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
  • Cold Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Fox Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Green Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jugtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jugtown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pond Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
    • Scotland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Slabtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Smoketown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
    • Social Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Social Island is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
    • Turkeyfoot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot

How Far From Falling Spring 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 Falling Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Falling Spring to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Falling Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Falling Spring 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 Falling Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9045, Longitude: -77.5994       In this case, the coordinates for Falling Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.159 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.90 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.564 degrees.