Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flaggy Meadow:
  • 39.571472, -80.034236
  • 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 Flaggy Meadow

• 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Since Flaggy Meadow is near Marion County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Flaggy Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flaggy Meadow ...

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.

• Booth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Booth is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Crown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crown is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Edna
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edna is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Everettville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Everettville is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
• Fort Grand
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Harmony Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Jordan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Little Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Lowsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
• National
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • National is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
• Price Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
• Richwood ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Richwood is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood

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

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

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Flaggy Meadow to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'