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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 Flatlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flatlands and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Flatlands:
    • 40.625791, -73.933208
    • 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 Flatlands
  • 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 Flatlands ...

We found two communities that share the name Flatlands.

Within New York, the name Flatlands is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Flatlands [Union County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Flatlands lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Flatlands that is located in Kings County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flatlands ...

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.

  • Bath Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Breezy Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • City Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Line have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
    • City Line is located in Kings County
  • Cobble Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
    • Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
  • Coney Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hills
    • Cypress Hills is located in Kings County
  • Flatbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Fort Greene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
    • Fort Greene is located in Kings County
  • Fresh Pond Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Junction
    • Fresh Pond Junction is located in Queens County
  • Gravesend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravesend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
    • Gravesend is located in Kings County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gravesend
    • From Flatlands to Gravesend
  • Howard Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Beach
    • Howard Beach is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Beach <3>
  • Marcus Garvey Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
    • Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ozone Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Park
      • Ozone Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone Park <3>
    • Park Slope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
      • Park Slope is located in Kings County
    • Red Hook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockaway Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Park
      • Rockaway Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Park <3>
    • Rockaway Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Point
      • Rockaway Point is located in Queens County
    • Sheepshead Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Vinegar Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County

How Far From Flatlands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flatlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flatlands and extending to:

  • Brooklyn, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Flatlands to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flatlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Flatlands 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Flatlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flatlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6258, Longitude: -73.9332    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Flatlands 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 305.909 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.466 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.671 degrees.




 

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