Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flynn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flynn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flynn
- 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 Flynn:
- 44.541260, -123.385246
- 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 Flynn
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Flynn is near Linn County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Flynn ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Flynn.
Within Oregon, the name Flynn is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This Flynn is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flynn that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Flynn.
- Woodruff County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Flynn [Woodruff County].
- California
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Flynn [Lincoln County].
- Oklahoma County
- This Flynn is located in Oklahoma County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flynn that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Flynn.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Flynn lies 2,751 miles [4,427.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flynn that is located in Benton County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flynn ...
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.
- Dry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Greenberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry
- Greenberry is located in Benton County
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Kings Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Valley <5>
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Noon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Peak ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Flynn 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 Flynn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flynn and extending to:
- Corvallis, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Flynn to Salem, with an average speed<6> 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 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flynn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Flynn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5413, Longitude: -123.3852 |
| <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 Flynn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Flynn 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Flynn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.582 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.108 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.631 degrees. |