Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gordon Terrace:
  • 33.398750, -82.117897
  • 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 Gordon Terrace

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since Gordon Terrace is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Gordon Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon Terrace ...

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.

• Christa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Christa is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
• Glenn Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
• Hidden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Meadowlark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rain Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
• Rolling Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Sand Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Spanish Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
• Tower Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Woodlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gordon Terrace to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'