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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 Fall River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fall River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 41.700504, -71.154068
    • 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
  • 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 Massachusetts, the name Fall River is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, 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 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<2> to the west of the Fall River that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Fall River.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Fall River lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fall River that is located in Bristol County.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Fall River is located in Lawrence County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fall River that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Fall River.
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia County
      • This Fall River is located in Columbia County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fall River that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Fall River.

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.

  • Eagleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Eagleville is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Fall River Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Station
    • Fall River Station is located in Bristol County
  • Fighting Rock Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fighting Rock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Rock Corner
    • Fighting Rock Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Flint Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • Globe Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Globe Village is located in Bristol County
  • Luther Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Corner
    • Luther Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Bristol County
  • Ocean Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
    • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
  • Pottersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Bristol County
  • Slades Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Ferry
    • Slades Ferry is located in Bristol County
  • Steep Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
    • Steep Brook is located in Bristol 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 city 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:

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fall River to Taunton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Fall River: www.fallriverma.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 '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- 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: 41.7005, Longitude: -71.1541    
<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 304.129 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.633 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.948 degrees.




 

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