Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flint Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flint Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flint Hill
- 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 Flint Hill:
- 38.762895, -78.099998
- 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 Flint Hill
- 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Since Flint Hill is near Fauquier County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Flint Hill ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Flint Hill.
There are four communities within Virginia that are also named Flint Hill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Bedford County
- This Flint Hill is located in Bedford County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Flint Hill.
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Flint Hill [Fairfax County].
- Loudoun County
- This Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Flint Hill.
- Pittsylvania County
- This Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Flint Hill.
- Bedford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flint Hill.
- Tallapoosa County
- This Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Flint Hill.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Flint Hill is located in Newton County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Flint Hill.
- Talbot County
- This Flint Hill is located in Talbot County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Flint Hill.
- Kentucky
- Hardin County
- This Flint Hill is located in Hardin County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Flint Hill.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Flint Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Flint Hill.
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Flint Hill is located in Lowndes County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Flint Hill.
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- Although located in Harrison County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Flint Hill.
- Ralls County
- This Flint Hill is located in Ralls County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the west of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Flint Hill.
- Saint Charles County
- This Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the west of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Flint Hill.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flint Hill [Cleveland County].
- Montgomery County
- This Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flint Hill.
- Randolph County
- This Flint Hill is located in Randolph County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Flint Hill.
- Yadkin County
- This Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Flint Hill.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Flint Hill [Mahoning County].
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Flint Hill.
- York County
- This Flint Hill is located in York County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the south southwest of the Flint Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Flint Hill.
- Texas
- Coke County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Coke County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Flint Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flint Hill ...
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.
- Chester Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Cresthill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Deer Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Erinbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
- Fourway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Glen Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Green Hill Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
- Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
- Happy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Heritage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Joy Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
- Joy Spring is located in Warren County
- Korea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Mountain View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Warren County
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sea Lock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Viewtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewtown
- Viewtown is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viewtown <5>
- Magee
How Far From Flint Hill 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 Flint Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flint Hill and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Flint Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flint Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flint Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flint Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7629, Longitude: -78.1000 In this case, the coordinates for Flint Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Flint Hill 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. |
| <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 Flint Hill, 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'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 Flint Hill 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 308.526 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.142 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.213 degrees. |