Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flag Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flag Fork and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flag Fork

• 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 Flag Fork:
  • 38.321459, -84.948285
  • 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 Flag Fork

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Flag Fork is near Shelby County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Flag Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flag Fork ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagdad is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <1>
• Castle ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Christianburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Christianburg is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
• Elmburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elmburg is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmburg
• Harvieland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvieland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
• Indian Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lockport is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• North Pleasureville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
• Old Christianburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Christianburg is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christianburg
• Peaks Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
• Pleasureville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <1>
• Slabtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Slabtown is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Swallowfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallowfield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flag Fork and extending to:

• Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flag Fork to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'