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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 Creston Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creston 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 Creston Flats:
- 38.944528, -81.239839
- 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 Creston 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Creston Flats is near Wirt County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Creston Flats
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creston 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.
- Adam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adam is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
- Beaverdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Brohard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brohard is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohard
- Burning Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Cherry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Dutchman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Freed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Joker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joker is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Two Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Two Run is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
How Far From Creston 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 Creston Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Creston Flats and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Creston Flats to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creston Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Creston 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 Creston Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9445, Longitude: -81.2398 In this case, the coordinates for Creston Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.408 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.498 degrees. |
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