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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 Flat Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Shoals 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Flat Shoals
Communities Also Named Flat Shoals ...
We found three communities that are also named Flat Shoals.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Flat Shoals.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located 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].
- 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.
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)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Germanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Neatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Quaker Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Walnut Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Flat Shoals 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.918 degrees. |
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