Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flingsville:
  • 38.773400, -84.554386
  • 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 Flingsville

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Flingsville is near Pendleton County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Flingsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flingsville ...

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.

• Beaverlick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverlick is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
• Boston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Butler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
• Dry Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <1>
• Four Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Grants Lick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lick
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hilltop
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Locust Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Meridian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Meridian is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Morning View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morning View is located in Kenton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View
• Ricedale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ricedale is located in Kenton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricedale
• Richwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Richwood is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <1>
• Zion Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Zion Station is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station

How Far From Flingsville to ...

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

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

• Williamstown, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Flingsville to Williamstown, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'