Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gonce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gonce and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gonce

• 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 Gonce:
  • 34.987306, -85.954424
  • 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 Gonce

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Gonce is near Franklin County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Gonce

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gonce ...

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.

• Bass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bass is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Cave Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Eureka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Franklin County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Narrows ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrows is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rash
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rash is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Gonce 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 Gonce to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gonce and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gonce to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'