Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Low Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Low Gap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Low Gap
- 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 Low Gap:
- 36.526226, -80.868954
- 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 Low Gap
- 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Since Low Gap is near Grayson County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Low Gap ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Low Gap.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Low Gap.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- Although located in Johnson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Low Gap.
- Wayne County
- This Low Gap is located in Wayne County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west of the Low Gap that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Low Gap.
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Low Gap is located in Coshocton County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the north of the Low Gap that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Low Gap.
- Vinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Low Gap [Vinton County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Low Gap is located in Boone County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Low Gap that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Low Gap.
- Monongalia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Low Gap [Monongalia County].
- Ritchie County
- This Low Gap is located in Ritchie County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north of the Low Gap that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Low Gap.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Low Gap ...
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.
- Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Crooked Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Crooked Oak is located in Surry County
- Hare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Lambsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambsburg
- Lambsburg is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambsburg <4>
- Low Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- New Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Pipers Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Rich Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Round Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Saddle Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
- Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Surry County
How Far From Low Gap 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 Low Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Low Gap and extending to:
- Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Low Gap to Dobson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Low Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Low Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Low Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5262, Longitude: -80.8690 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Low Gap could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Low Gap 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 310.231 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.753 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.12 degrees. |