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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 Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flats 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 Flats:
- 41.568881, -101.351836
- 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 Flats
- 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 McPherson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McPherson County
- Since Flats is near Arthur County and also Keith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arthur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keith 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 Flats
Communities Also Named Flats ...
We found five communities that are also named Flats.
Within Nebraska, the name Flats is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Flats lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flats that is located in McPherson County.
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flats [Macon County].
- Texas
- Rains County
- This Flats is located in Rains County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Flats that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Flats.
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Flats [Hardy County].
- Raleigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Flats [Raleigh County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flats ...
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.
- Arthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bucktail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bucktail is located in Arthur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktail
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Arthur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lyons Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lyons Place is located in Arthur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Place
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Keith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Rounds Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rounds Place is located in Arthur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounds Place
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Flats to ...
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 community such as Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flats and extending to:
- Tryon, which is the Seat of McPherson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Flats to Tryon, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Flats 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. |
| <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 Flats 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 Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5689, Longitude: -101.3518 In this case, the coordinates for Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.278 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.749 degrees. |
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