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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 Flora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flora 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 Flora:
- 39.164799, -81.978195
- 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 Flora
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Flora is near Athens County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Flora
Communities Also Named Flora ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Flora.
Within Ohio, the name Flora is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock 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 Alabama community of Flora [Bullock County].
- Arkansas
- Independence 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 Arkansas community of Flora [Independence County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Flora [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Monroe 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 Flora [Monroe County].
- Illinois
- Clay County
- This Flora is located in Clay County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the west of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Flora.
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Flora is located in Carroll County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Flora.
- Miami County
- This Flora is located in Miami County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the west northwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Flora.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Flora.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Flora is located in Madison County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Flora.
- Missouri
- Osage County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Osage County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Flora.
- North Carolina
- Randolph 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 North Carolina community of Flora [Randolph County].
- North Dakota
- Benson County
- This Flora is located in Benson County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Flora.
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Flora is located in Atoka County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Flora.
- Oregon
- Wallowa County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Flora [Wallowa County].
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Flora is located in Indiana County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Flora.
- South Dakota
- Charles Mix 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 South Dakota community of Flora [Charles Mix County].
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Flora is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Flora.
- Hopkins County
- This Flora is located in Hopkins County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the west southwest of the Flora that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Flora.
- Smith County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Flora.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Flora [Barbour County].
- Wisconsin
- Grant 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 Wisconsin community of Flora [Grant County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flora ...
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.
- Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Darwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Hemlock Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hull is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Pratts Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
How Far From Flora 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 Flora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flora and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flora to Pomeroy, with an average speed<5> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Flora 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Flora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flora 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 Flora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1648, Longitude: -81.9782 In this case, the coordinates for Flora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.855 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.855 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.751 degrees. |
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