Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flat Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 42.430079, -74.401534
- 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 Creek
- 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Since Flat Creek is near Delaware County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Creek ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Flat Creek.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Flat Creek.
Beyond New York, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Montgomery County
- This Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flat Creek.
- Montgomery County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flat Creek.
- British Columbia
- This Flat Creek lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- Georgia
- Fayette 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 Georgia community of Flat Creek [Fayette County].
- Hall County
- This Flat Creek is located in Hall County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Flat Creek.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Flat Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Flat Creek.
- Kentucky
- Bath 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 Kentucky community of Flat Creek [Bath County].
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Flat Creek.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Flat Creek is located in Barry County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Flat Creek.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Flat Creek.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster 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 South Carolina community of Flat Creek [Lancaster County].
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Flat Creek is located in Bedford County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Flat Creek.
- Overton County
- This Flat Creek is located in Overton County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the west southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Flat Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Creek ...
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.
- Breakabeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakabeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Conesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Eminence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Grand Gorge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gorge
- Grand Gorge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Gorge <4>
- Manorkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- North Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Settlement
- North Settlement is located in Greene County
- Owlsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Potter Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Prattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <4>
- Red Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
How Far From Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Creek and extending to:
- Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flat Creek to Schoharie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,641 miles [9,078.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,230 miles [6,807.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Flat Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4301, Longitude: -74.4015 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Flat Creek 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> | 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 Creek 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 305.988 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.056 degrees. |