Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Falls Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falls Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Falls Mills
- 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 Falls Mills:
- 39.440910, -81.008165
- 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 Falls Mills
- 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Since Falls Mills is near Pleasants County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Falls Mills ...
We found two communities that share the name Falls Mills.
Within West Virginia, the name Falls Mills is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Falls Mills that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Falls Mills.
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south of the Falls Mills that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Falls Mills.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls Mills ...
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.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Little
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Locke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Plum Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Point Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Twiggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Wasp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Wick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Falls Mills 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 Falls Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Falls Mills and extending to:
- Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Falls Mills to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four 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 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Falls Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4409, Longitude: -81.0082 In this case, the coordinates for Falls Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Falls Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.229 degrees. |