Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flat Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Shoals and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Shoals
- 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 Flat Shoals:
- 36.365138, -80.243662
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Flat Shoals
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Flat Shoals is near Forsyth County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Flat Shoals ...
We found three communities that share the name Flat Shoals.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Flat Shoals.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Surry 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 North Carolina community of Flat Shoals [Surry County].
- Surry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Flat Shoals is located in Hart County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flat Shoals that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Flat Shoals.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Flat Shoals is located in Oconee County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Flat Shoals that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Flat Shoals.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Shoals ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stokes County
- Chestnut Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Stokes County
- Germanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
- Germanton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <4>
- Hartman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Stokes County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Neatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
- Quaker Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <4>
- Neatman
How Far From Flat Shoals 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 Flat Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Shoals and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Shoals to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Shoals. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Flat Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Flat Shoals) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3651, Longitude: -80.2437 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Shoals have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flat Shoals to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.312 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.918 degrees. |