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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 Jackson Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Flats 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 Jackson Flats:
- 37.331590, -81.879371
- 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 Jackson Flats
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Jackson Flats is near McDowell County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Jackson Flats
Communities Also Named Jackson Flats ...
We found one communities that are also named Jackson Flats.
Within Virginia, the name Jackson Flats is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Jackson Flats in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Jackson Flats.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Flats ...
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.
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Dan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dan is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan
- Dwight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Height
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Valley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Valley
- Peapatch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockridge is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
- Slate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stacy is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
How Far From Jackson Flats to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jackson Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jackson Flats and extending to:
- Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson Flats to Grundy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east (E). 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Jackson Flats 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 Jackson Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3316, Longitude: -81.8794 In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.825 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.55 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.289 degrees. |
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