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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 Flag Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flag Spring 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 Flag Spring:
- 38.723968, -82.455712
- 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 Flag Spring
- 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Flag Spring is near Lawrence County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Flag Spring
Communities Also Named Flag Spring ...
We found one communities that are also named Flag Spring.
Within Ohio, the name Flag Spring is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Flag Spring in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Flag Spring is located in Phelps County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the Flag Spring that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Flag Spring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flag Spring ...
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.
- Arabia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arabia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Centerpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Gage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gage is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Greasy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Moody ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Patriot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sand Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
How Far From Flag Spring 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 Flag Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Flag Spring once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Flag Spring and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flag Spring to Gallipolis, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flag Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Flag Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Flag Spring 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 Flag Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7240, Longitude: -82.4557 In this case, the coordinates for Flag Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.135 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.103 degrees. |
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