Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flat Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Top and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Top
- 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 Top:
- 37.028994, -82.397370
- 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 Flat Top
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Flat Top is near Wise County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wise County
- eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Flat Top ...
We found nine communities that share the name Flat Top.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Flat Top.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Flat Top is located in Bibb County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flat Top that is located in Dickenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Flat Top.
- Jefferson County
- This Flat Top is located in Jefferson County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the southwest of the Flat Top that is located in Dickenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flat Top.
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Top ...
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.
- Bondtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Crab Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Wise County
- Cranes Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Nest
- Cranes Nest is located in Wise County
- Darwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Dry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Herald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Ibex ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lanes Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Store
- Lanes Store is located in Wise County
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Open Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Toms Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in Wise County
- Open Fork
How Far From Flat Top 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 Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Top and extending to:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Top to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Flat Top 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 '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- Flat Top) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0290, Longitude: -82.3974 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Flat Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Top 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 311.137 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.864 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.598 degrees. |