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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 Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Fork 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 Fork:
- 37.837649, -83.028352
- 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 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- Since Flat Fork is near Johnson County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Fork
Communities Also Named Flat Fork ...
We found one communities that are also named Flat Fork.
Within Kentucky, the name Flat Fork is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Flat Fork in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This Flat Fork is located in Shelby County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flat Fork that is located in Magoffin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Flat Fork.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat 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.
- Coffee Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
- Ever
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ever is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever
- Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Grayfox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grayfox is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayfox
- Lacey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lickburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
- Logville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lower Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mashfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mashfork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashfork
- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Painters Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silverhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverhill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Upper Sandlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
How Far From Flat Fork 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 Flat Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Fork and extending to:
- Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Fork to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Fork) 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 Flat Fork 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 Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8376, Longitude: -83.0284 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.517 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.416 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.625 degrees. |
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