Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flinderation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flinderation and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flinderation
- 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 Flinderation:
- 39.297866, -80.512317
- 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 Flinderation
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Flinderation is near Doddridge County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flinderation ...
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.
- Big Battle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle
- Big Battle is located in Doddridge County
- Brown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Industrial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
- Industrial is located in Doddridge County
- Katy Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Lake Floyd
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Floyd
- Lake Floyd is located in Harrison County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Long Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Marshville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Harrison County
- Wolf Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Summit
- Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
How Far From Flinderation to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flinderation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Flinderation and extending to:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Flinderation to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flinderation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Flinderation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flinderation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2979, Longitude: -80.5123 In this case, the coordinates for Flinderation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flinderation to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.06 degrees. |