Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Gilead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Gilead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Gilead
- 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 Mount Gilead:
- 33.886767, -85.866634
- 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 Mount Gilead
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Mount Gilead is near Etowah County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Mount Gilead ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Mount Gilead.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Mount Gilead.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Barbour County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Barbour County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Mount Gilead.
- Barbour County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Green County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Green County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Mount Gilead.
- Mason County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Mason County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mount Gilead.
- Monroe 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 Kentucky community of Mount Gilead [Monroe County].
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Avery County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Mount Gilead.
- Cabarrus 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 North Carolina community of Mount Gilead [Cabarrus County].
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Gilead.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Mount Gilead.
- Seneca County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Seneca County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Mount Gilead.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Horry County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Mount Gilead.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Gilead [Cumberland County].
- Henderson County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Henderson County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mount Gilead.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Mount Gilead is located in Loudoun County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Gilead that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Mount Gilead.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Gilead ...
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.
- Angel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Crystal Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Duke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fowler Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
- Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hill Top ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Irene ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Keysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Millie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mink ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peek's Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Reads Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Mill
- Reads Mill is located in Calhoun County
- Rock Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
How Far From Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mount Gilead once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Gilead and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Gilead to Anniston, with an average speed<5> 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
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- Mount Gilead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Gilead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8868, Longitude: -85.8666 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Gilead 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 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 Mount Gilead 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> | 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 Mount Gilead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Mount Gilead 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 313.136 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.715 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.84 degrees. |