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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 Flintville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flintville 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 Flintville:
- 37.484916, -83.301324
- 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 Flintville
- 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- Since Flintville is near Perry County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott 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 Flintville
Communities Also Named Flintville ...
We found four communities that are also named Flintville.
Within Kentucky, the name Flintville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Flintville [Harford County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Flintville is located in Lebanon County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Flintville that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Flintville.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Flintville is located in Lincoln County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flintville that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Flintville.
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This Flintville is located in Brown County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Flintville that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Flintville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flintville ...
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.
- Clayhole
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Copland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Copland is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland
- Hardshell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
- Lost Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ned
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Noble is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Panhandle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panhandle is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
- Press
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Press is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Press
- Quicksand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Flintville 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 Flintville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flintville and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Flintville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flintville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Flintville) 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 Flintville 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 Flintville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4849, Longitude: -83.3013 In this case, the coordinates for Flintville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.684 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.846 degrees. |
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