Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flatton:
  • 37.339934, -84.094942
  • 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 Flatton

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Flatton is near Rockcastle County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Flatton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flatton ...

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.

• Bond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bond is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Cooksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
• Cornelius
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cornelius is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
• Cruise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cruise is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise
• Cruise Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
• Dry Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Fork is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Loam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Loam is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
• Peoples
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoples is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
• Seven Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Seven Pines is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Symbol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Symbol is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symbol
• Upper Indian Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
• Victory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Victory is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

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

• McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Flatton 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 4 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 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'