Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockhart Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockhart Flats and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockhart Flats
- 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 Lockhart Flats:
- 37.149274, -82.430428
- 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 Lockhart Flats
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Lockhart Flats is near Pike County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Wise 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockhart Flats ...
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.
- Birchleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Clintwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
- Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <2>
- Darwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Edgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Georges Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Fork
- Georges Fork is located in Dickenson County
- Hugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Ibex ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Kettlecamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettlecamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
- Kettlecamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Lanes Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Store
- Lanes Store is located in Wise County
- Longfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Open Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Pound is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <2>
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Short ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Tarpon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mart
How Far From Lockhart Flats 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 Lockhart Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lockhart Flats and extending to:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lockhart Flats to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockhart Flats. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockhart Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockhart Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1493, Longitude: -82.4304 In this case, the coordinates for Lockhart Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lockhart Flats 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 311.157 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.576 degrees. |