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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 Falmouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falmouth 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 Falmouth:
- 40.129636, -76.713685
- 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 Falmouth
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Falmouth is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Falmouth
Communities Also Named Falmouth ...
We found nine communities that are also named Falmouth.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Falmouth is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Suwannee County
- This Falmouth is located in Suwannee County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Falmouth.
- Illinois
- Jasper County
- This Falmouth is located in Jasper County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Falmouth.
- Indiana
- Rush County
- This Falmouth is located in Rush County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Falmouth.
- Kentucky
- Pendleton County
- This Falmouth is located in Pendleton County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Falmouth.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Falmouth is located in Cumberland County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Falmouth.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Falmouth is located in Barnstable County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Falmouth.
- Michigan
- Missaukee County
- This Falmouth is located in Missaukee County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Falmouth.
- Nova Scotia
- This Falmouth lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Falmouth is located in Stafford County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Falmouth that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Falmouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falmouth ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bass Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mount Wolf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Stacktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stacktown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacktown
- Starview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Zions View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Falmouth 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 Falmouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falmouth and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falmouth to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 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- Falmouth) 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 Falmouth 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 Falmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1296, Longitude: -76.7137 In this case, the coordinates for Falmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.089 degrees. |
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