Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 The Flatts:
  • 39.652303, -79.963674
  • 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 The Flatts

• 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 The Flatts is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 The Flatts

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Flatts ...

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.

• Evans Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
• Fieldcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Harmony Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hoard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoard is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
• Jerome Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
• Park Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Price Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
• Randall
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Randall is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• South Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Star City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Star City is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from The Flatts to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 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 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'