Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flint Town:
  • 38.749256, -81.497623
  • 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 Flint Town

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Flint Town is near Jackson County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Flint Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flint Town ...

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.

• Buffalo ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Clarence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Countsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Countsville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
• Flatfork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flatfork is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
• Gay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gay is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
• Geneva
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Geneva is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Jingo ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jingo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
• Leo ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marshall is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Red Knob
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Knob is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
• Reedyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedyville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
• Woodyard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodyard is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From Flint Town 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 Flint Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Flint Town to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'