Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Flat
- 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 Oak Flat:
- 38.659561, -79.212815
- 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 Oak Flat
- 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Oak Flat is near Rockingham County and also Hardy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- eBird sighting report for Hardy 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 Oak Flat ...
We found three communities that share the name Oak Flat.
Within West Virginia, the name Oak Flat is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Oak Flat is located in Angelina County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Flat that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Oak Flat.
- Nacogdoches County
- This Oak Flat is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the west southwest of the Oak Flat that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Oak Flat.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Flat ...
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.
- Brushy Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Entry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fame
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Key ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Miles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Moatstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County
How Far From Oak Flat 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 Oak Flat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Flat and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Flat to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Flat. 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> | 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 Oak Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6596, Longitude: -79.2128 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Flat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oak Flat 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 309.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.886 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.722 degrees. |