Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flatwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flatwoods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flatwoods
- 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 Flatwoods:
- 38.720559, -80.652599
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Flatwoods
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Flatwoods is near Webster County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Flatwoods ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Flatwoods.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Flatwoods.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Flatwoods is located in Colbert County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Flatwoods.
- Lowndes County
- This Flatwoods is located in Lowndes County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Flatwoods.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Flatwoods.
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Clay County
- This Flatwoods is located in Clay County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Flatwoods.
- Greenup County
- This Flatwoods is located in Greenup County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Flatwoods.
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Flatwoods.
- Meigs County
- This Flatwoods is located in Meigs County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Flatwoods.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Flatwoods.
- Perry County
- This Flatwoods is located in Perry County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the west southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Flatwoods.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Flatwoods [Wayne County].
- Texas
- Eastland County
- Although located in Eastland County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Flatwoods.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Flatwoods is located in Botetourt County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Flatwoods.
- Russell County
- This Flatwoods is located in Russell County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Flatwoods.
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Flatwoods [Scott County].
- Wise County
- This Flatwoods is located in Wise County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest of the Flatwoods that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Flatwoods.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flatwoods ...
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.
- Bakers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Bison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Bonnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cutlips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dutch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Exchange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Exchange is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <5>
- Falls Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
- Gem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Heaters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <5>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Little Otter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Otter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Lloydsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- McNutt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Thrash ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holly
How Far From Flatwoods 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 town such as Flatwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flatwoods and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Flatwoods to Charleston, with an average speed<6> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flatwoods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Flatwoods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flatwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7206, Longitude: -80.6526 In this case, the coordinates for Flatwoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flatwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Flatwoods could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Flatwoods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.058 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.88 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.318 degrees. |