Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flat Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Prairie and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Prairie

• 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 Flat Prairie:
  • 33.462607, -95.978302
  • 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 Flat Prairie

• 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Since Flat Prairie is near Hunt County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Flat Prairie

Communities Also Named Flat Prairie ...

We found one communities that are also named Flat Prairie.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Flat Prairie.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Trinity County
    • Although located in Trinity County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Flat Prairie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Prairie ...

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.

• Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
• Clutter Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clutter Point is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutter Point
• Cotton Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Center is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
• Flag Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flag Springs is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
• Hail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hail is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
• Jot-Em-Down
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
  • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
  • Mohegan
  • Muddig Prairie
• Pecan Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pecan Gap is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecan Gap <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prairie Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Point is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silver City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver City is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City

How Far From Flat Prairie 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 Flat Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flat Prairie and extending to:

• Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flat Prairie to Bonham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,652 miles [12,314.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'