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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Flinderation

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)
  • Big Battle is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle
• Brown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Industrial
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Industrial is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
• Katy Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
• Lake Floyd
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lake Floyd is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Floyd
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Long Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Long Run is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Marshville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Olive
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Rosebud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Sun Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sun Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Wolf Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Summit

How Far From Flinderation to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<1> 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]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Flinderation to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'