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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 Fallston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fallston and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fallston:
- 40.719954, -80.309259
- 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 Fallston
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Fallston is near Butler County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Fallston
Communities Also Named Fallston ...
We found two communities that are also named Fallston.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Fallston is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Fallston is located in Harford County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fallston that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fallston.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Fallston is located in Cleveland County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south of the Fallston that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Fallston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fallston ...
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.
- Beaver
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Doctor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doctor Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Heights
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Josephtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Josephtown is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
- Marion Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marion Hill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
- Merrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sunflower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Fallston 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 Fallston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fallston and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fallston to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fallston) 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 Fallston 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 Fallston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7200, Longitude: -80.3093 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.464 degrees. |
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