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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 Flatwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flatwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Flatwood:
- 32.177112, -87.528968
- 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 Flatwood
- 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
- Since Flatwood is near Wilcox County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Flatwood
Communities Also Named Flatwood ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Flatwood.
There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Flatwood.
Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Choctaw County
- This Flatwood is located in Choctaw County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Flatwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Flatwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flatwood.
- Walker County
- This Flatwood is located in Walker County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the north of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Flatwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Flatwood is located in Adair County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Flatwood.
- Garrard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Flatwood [Garrard County].
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Flatwood [Noxubee County].
- Union County
- This Flatwood is located in Union County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Flatwood.
- Missouri
- Shannon County
- This Flatwood is located in Shannon County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shannon County community of Flatwood.
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Flatwood is located in Ashe County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Flatwood.
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- This Flatwood is located in Tipton County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Flatwood.
- Warren County
- This Flatwood is located in Warren County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northeast of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Flatwood.
- Texas
- Van Zandt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Flatwood [Van Zandt County].
- Virginia
- Wythe County
- This Flatwood is located in Wythe County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flatwood that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Flatwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flatwood ...
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.
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Catherine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Kings ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Flatwood 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 Flatwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flatwood and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flatwood to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Flatwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Flatwood 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. |
| <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 Flatwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flatwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1771, Longitude: -87.5290 In this case, the coordinates for Flatwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.857 degrees. |
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