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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 Flickerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flickerville 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 Flickerville:
- 39.856476, -78.238344
- 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 Flickerville
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Flickerville is near Bedford County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Flickerville
Communities Also Named Flickerville ...
We found two communities that are also named Flickerville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Flickerville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- This Flickerville is located in Kankakee County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flickerville that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Flickerville.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Flickerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flickerville ...
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.
- Clearville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Emmaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gapsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Mattie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Plum Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Robinsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Silver Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mills
How Far From Flickerville 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 Flickerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flickerville and extending to:
- McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flickerville to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flickerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Flickerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flickerville 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 Flickerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8565, Longitude: -78.2383 In this case, the coordinates for Flickerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.862 degrees. |
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