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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 Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Shoals 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 Shoals:
- 34.355235, -82.991015
- 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 Flat Shoals
- 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Flat Shoals is near Franklin County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Flat Shoals
Communities Also Named Flat Shoals ...
We found three communities that are also named Flat Shoals.
Within Georgia, the name Flat Shoals is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Stokes County
- This Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flat Shoals that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Flat Shoals.
- Surry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flat Shoals [Surry County].
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Flat Shoals is located in Oconee County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north of the Flat Shoals that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Flat Shoals.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Shoals ...
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.
- Bowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Eagle Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
- Goldmine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldmine is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Hartwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Bower is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
- Reed Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Shoal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
How Far From Flat Shoals 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 Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Shoals and extending to:
- Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Shoals to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 455 miles [732.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flat Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shoals 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 Flat Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3552, Longitude: -82.9910 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.587 degrees. |
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