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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 Flintland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flintland 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 Flintland:
    • 31.542397, -84.152130
    • 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 Flintland
  • 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
    • Since Flintland is near Lee County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Flintland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flintland ...

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.

  • Cherokee Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearview is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Coachman Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
  • Dixieland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dixieland is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Four Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Four Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Garden Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
  • Gordon Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Lincoln Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Radium Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Radium Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
    • Ragsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ragsdale is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
    • River Road
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • River Road is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Sunnyland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnyland is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland

How Far From Flintland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flintland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Flintland and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Flintland to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flintland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Flintland 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 Flintland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5424, Longitude: -84.1521       In this case, the coordinates for Flintland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.005 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.082 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.707 degrees.