Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gibsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gibsonville
- 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 Gibsonville:
- 33.193728, -85.781905
- 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 Gibsonville
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Gibsonville is near Tallapoosa County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Gibsonville ...
We found five communities that share the name Gibsonville.
Within Alabama, the name Gibsonville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This Gibsonville is located in Sierra County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gibsonville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Gibsonville.
- New York
- Livingston 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 New York community of Gibsonville [Livingston County].
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Gibsonville is located in Alamance County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibsonville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Gibsonville.
- Ohio
- Hocking 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 Gibsonville [Hocking County].
- Virginia
- Russell 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 Virginia community of Gibsonville [Russell County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibsonville ...
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.
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cragford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragford
- Cragford is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cragford <4>
- Emuckfaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Goldville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- High Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Lineville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <4>
- Mellow Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Rays Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossroads
- Rays Crossroads is located in Clay County
How Far From Gibsonville 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 Gibsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibsonville and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Gibsonville to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gibsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gibsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1937, Longitude: -85.7819 In this case, the coordinates for Gibsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Gibsonville 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 Gibsonville 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 313.048 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.516 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.962 degrees. |