Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flandersville:
  • 46.153999, -123.295679
  • 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 Flandersville

• 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 Wahkiakum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
  • Since Flandersville is near Columbia County and also Clatsop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clatsop 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 Flandersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flandersville ...

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.

• Coal Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
• Eagle Cliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
• Fishhawk ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
• Kerry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kerry is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
• Marshland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marshland is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Mist
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mist is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
• Natal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Natal is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
• Neverstill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Neverstill is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverstill
• Sleepy Hollow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Swedetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swedetown is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Flandersville and extending to:

• Cathlamet, which is the Seat of Wahkiakum County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Flandersville to Olympia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,644 miles [12,301.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'