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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 Gainesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gainesville 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 Gainesville:
- 32.818216, -88.159201
- 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 Gainesville
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Gainesville is near Greene County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Gainesville
Communities Also Named Gainesville ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Gainesville.
Within Alabama, the name Gainesville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Gainesville is located in Greene County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Gainesville.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Gainesville is located in Alachua County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Gainesville.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Gainesville is located in Hall County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Gainesville.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Gainesville is located in Allen County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Gainesville.
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Gainesville [Hancock County].
- Missouri
- Ozark County
- This Gainesville is located in Ozark County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Gainesville.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Gainesville is located in Wyoming County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Gainesville.
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- This Gainesville is located in Tipton County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Gainesville.
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Gainesville is located in Cooke County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Gainesville.
- Harrison County
- This Gainesville is located in Harrison County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the west of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gainesville.
- Llano County
- This Gainesville is located in Llano County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the west of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Gainesville.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Gainesville is located in Prince William County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Gainesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesville ...
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.
- Braggville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braggville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- Craigs Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fowler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Geiger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillman Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
- Lizzieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lukes Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
- Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
How Far From Gainesville 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 town such as Gainesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gainesville and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gainesville to Livingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gainesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8182, Longitude: -88.1592 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.983 degrees. |
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