Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flat Iron Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Iron Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Iron Corner

• 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 Iron Corner:
  • 40.263960, -81.656789
  • 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 Iron Corner

• 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
  • Since Flat Iron Corner is near Tuscarawas County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Iron Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Iron Corner ...

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.

• Bacon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Birds Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
• Booth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Creekside Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
• Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Guernsey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Low Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Newcomerstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <1>
• Orange
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Postboy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
• Shady Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Wolf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

How Far From Flat Iron Corner 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 Iron Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flat Iron Corner and extending to:

• Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Flat Iron Corner to Coshocton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'