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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 Flatgap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flatgap 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 Flatgap:
- 37.933887, -82.887454
- 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 Flatgap
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Flatgap is near Lawrence County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Flatgap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flatgap ...
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.
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chandlerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chandlerville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lower Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Martha
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Relief
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Terryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Upper Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
How Far From Flatgap 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 Flatgap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flatgap and extending to:
- Paintsville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flatgap to Paintsville, 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Flatgap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Flatgap 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 Flatgap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9339, Longitude: -82.8875 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.331 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.535 degrees. |
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