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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Flats and the surrounding area.
- 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 Upper Flats:
- 38.925358, -81.992084
- 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 Upper Flats
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Upper Flats is near Meigs County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Upper Flats
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Flats ...
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.
- Antiquity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Board
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Board is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dutchtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Flatrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Longdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Maggie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Oakgrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakgrove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
- Pike Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Hill is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Hill
- Plants
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Sassafras
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Silver Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
How Far From Upper Flats 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 Upper Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Flats and extending to:
- Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Flats to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Upper Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Upper Flats to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9254, Longitude: -81.9921 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.869 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.835 degrees. |
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