Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Falun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falun and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Falun

• 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 Falun:
  • 45.771895, -92.527700
  • 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 Falun

• 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 Burnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burnett County
  • Since Falun is near Polk County and also Pine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pine 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 Falun

Communities Also Named Falun ...

We found two communities that are also named Falun.

Within Wisconsin, the name Falun is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Falun lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Falun that is located in Burnett County.
  • Kansas
    • Saline County
    • This Falun is located in Saline County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Falun that is located in Burnett County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Falun.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falun ...

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.

• Alpha
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alpha is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Atlas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Atlas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Frederic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Frederic is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Lewis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Pole Cat Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
• Siren
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Siren is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Trade Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake

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

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

• Grantsburg, which is the Seat of Burnett County, lies just to the West.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Falun to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'