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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 Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat 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 Flat:
    • 35.959521, -92.986006
    • 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 Flat
  • 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 Flat ...

We found seven communities that share the name Flat.

There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Flat.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Logan 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 Arkansas community of Flat [Logan County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Flat lies 3,263 miles [5,251.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Flat that is located in Newton County.
    • Colorado
      • Grand 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 Flat [Grand County].
    • Kentucky
      • Wolfe 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 Kentucky community of Flat [Wolfe County].
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This Flat is located in Phelps County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Flat that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Flat.
    • Ohio
      • Pike 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 Ohio community of Flat [Pike County].
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This Flat is located in Coryell County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flat that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Flat.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat ...

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.

  • Bass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
    • Bass is located in Newton County
  • Carver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
    • Carver is located in Newton County
  • Cave Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
    • Cave Creek is located in Newton County
  • Dry Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
    • Dry Creek is located in Searcy County
  • Hall ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Hall is located in Searcy County
  • Hasty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Hasty is located in Newton County
  • Horn Mountain ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Mountain
    • Horn Mountain is located in Searcy County
  • Piercetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piercetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
    • Piercetown is located in Newton County
  • Roughedge Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roughedge Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roughedge Ford
    • Roughedge Ford is located in Searcy County
  • Vendor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vendor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
    • Vendor is located in Newton County

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

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flat to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 896 miles [1,442 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Flat 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9595, Longitude: -92.9860       In this case, the coordinates for Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Flat 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 317.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.331 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.48 degrees.









 

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