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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 Flag Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flag Springs 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 Flag Springs:
- 40.024994, -94.666907
- 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 Flag Springs
- 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 Andrew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
- Since Flag Springs is near DeKalb County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Flag Springs
Communities Also Named Flag Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Flag Springs.
Within Missouri, the name Flag Springs is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Flag Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Flag Springs is located in Fannin County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the south of the Flag Springs that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Flag Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flag Springs ...
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.
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Dean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dean is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Ford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- King City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orchid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orchid is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Union Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
How Far From Flag Springs 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 Flag Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Flag Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Flag Springs and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Andrew County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flag Springs to Savannah, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flag Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Flag Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flag Springs 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 Flag Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0250, Longitude: -94.6669 In this case, the coordinates for Flag Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.524 degrees. |
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