Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flint and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flint
- 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 Flint:
- 40.127301, -83.004714
- 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 Flint
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Flint is near Delaware County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Flint ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Flint.
Within Ohio, the name Flint is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Calloway 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 Kentucky community of Flint [Calloway County].
- Letcher County
- This Flint is located in Letcher County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<3> to the south of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Flint.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Gentry 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 Missouri community of Flint [Gentry County].
- McDonald County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Flint [McDonald County].
- Montana
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Flint is located in Oneida County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Flint.
- Ontario County
- This Flint is located in Ontario County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east northeast of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Flint.
- Ulster County
- This Flint is located in Ulster County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Flint.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Flint lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Doddridge County
- This Flint is located in Doddridge County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Flint.
- Randolph County
- This Flint is located in Randolph County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east southeast of the Flint that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Flint.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flint ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Highway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lewis Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Center
- Lewis Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Center <5>
- Mackstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Maxtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Minerva Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
How Far From Flint 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 Flint 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 community of Flint once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Flint and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Flint to Columbus, with an average speed<7> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Flint 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> | 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 Flint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1273, Longitude: -83.0047 In this case, the coordinates for Flint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Flint to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.471 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.699 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.90 degrees. |