Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flaxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flaxton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flaxton
- 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 Flaxton:
- 38.722306, -82.040141
- 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 Flaxton
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Flaxton is near Putnam County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Flaxton ...
We found one communities that share the name Flaxton.
Within West Virginia, the name Flaxton is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Flaxton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flaxton ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
- Couch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Flatrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Gunville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Holiday Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Pliny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Pondlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Raccoon Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
- Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Robertsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Robertsburg is located in Putnam County
- Indian Village
How Far From Flaxton 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 Flaxton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Flaxton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Flaxton and extending to:
- Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flaxton to Point Pleasant, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 '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- Flaxton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flaxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7223, Longitude: -82.0401 In this case, the coordinates for Flaxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Flaxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flaxton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.903 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.844 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.921 degrees. |