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Communities Also Named Flat River ...

We found three communities that share the name Flat River.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Flat River.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Flat River is located in Saint Francois County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Flat River.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flat River [Durham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat River ...

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.

  • Cherry Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
  • China Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Point
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Heatherdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherdale
  • Little Sands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sands <4>
  • Ocean View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Roseberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Wood Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Island
  • Wood Islands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Islands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Islands <4>

How Far From Flat River 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 Flat River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat River and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Flat River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,611 miles [5,811.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0167, Longitude: -62.8833    
<2>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 Flat River 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 . 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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Flat River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.245 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.826 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.506 degrees.




 

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