Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fall River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fall River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fall River
- 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 River:
- 43.387294, -89.044241
- 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 River
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Fall River is near Dodge County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- eBird sighting report for Dane 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 River ...
We found five communities that share the name Fall River.
Within Wisconsin, the name Fall River is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Clear Creek 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 River [Clear Creek County].
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Fall River is located in Greenwood County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fall River that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Fall River.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Fall River is located in Bristol County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<2> to the east of the Fall River that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Fall River.
- Nova Scotia
- This Fall River lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fall River that is located in Columbia County.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Fall River is located in Lawrence County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the south of the Fall River that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Fall River.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fall River ...
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 Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Deansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- East Friesland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friesland
- East Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Fox Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Fox Lake Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Friesland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lost Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Pebble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
- Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Sunset Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County
How Far From Fall River 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 village such as Fall River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fall River and extending to:
- Portage, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fall River to Portage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fall River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 River 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fall River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fall River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3873, Longitude: -89.0442 |
| <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 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 Fall River 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 315.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.612 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.841 degrees. |