Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fleatown:
  • 39.993120, -82.404597
  • 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 Fleatown

• 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
  • Since Fleatown is near Perry County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Fleatown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleatown ...

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.

• Amsterdam
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Amsterdam is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
• Edgewater Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Firemans Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Firemans Park is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
• Harbor Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Lloyd Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lloyd Corners is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Corners
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Locust Grove is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Moscow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Reservoir ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reservoir is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
• Sandstone Canyon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
• Swans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swans is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans
• Union Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Station is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station

How Far From Fleatown 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 Fleatown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Fleatown to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'