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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 Flint Hill:
38.863879, -90.868587
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.
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The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saint Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 22 communities that share the name Flint Hill.
There are two communities within Missouri that are also named Flint Hill.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Harrison County
Although located in Harrison County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Flint Hill.
Ralls County
This Flint Hill is located in Ralls County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Flint Hill.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flint Hill.
Tallapoosa County
This Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 494 miles [795 km] to the southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Flint Hill.
Georgia
Newton County
This Flint Hill is located in Newton County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Flint Hill.
Talbot County
This Flint Hill is located in Talbot County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Flint Hill.
Kentucky
Hardin County
This Flint Hill is located in Hardin County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Flint Hill.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Flint Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Flint Hill.
Mississippi
Lowndes County
This Flint Hill is located in Lowndes County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Flint Hill.
North Carolina
Cleveland County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flint Hill [Cleveland County].
Montgomery County
This Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flint Hill.
Randolph County
This Flint Hill is located in Randolph County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Flint Hill.
Yadkin County
This Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Flint Hill.
Ohio
Mahoning County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Flint Hill [Mahoning County].
South Carolina
Fairfield County
This Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Flint Hill.
York County
This Flint Hill is located in York County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east southeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Flint Hill.
Texas
Coke County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Coke County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Flint Hill.
Virginia
Bedford County
This Flint Hill is located in Bedford County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Flint Hill.
Fairfax County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Flint Hill [Fairfax County].
Loudoun County
This Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Flint Hill.
Pittsylvania County
This Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Flint Hill.
Rappahannock County
This Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the east of the Flint Hill that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Flint Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flint Hill ...
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.
All Saints Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 city such as Flint Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flint Hill and extending to:
Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flint Hill to Saint Charles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flint Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flint Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8639, Longitude: -90.8686 In this case, the coordinates for Flint Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Flint Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Flint Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Flint Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.524 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.306 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.912 degrees.