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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 Gore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gore 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 Gore:
    • 34.465643, -85.269121
    • 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 Gore
  • 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
    • Since Gore is near Floyd County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Gore

Communities Also Named Gore ...

We found ten communities that are also named Gore.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Gore.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Randolph County
      • This Gore is located in Randolph County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Gore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Grand 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 Colorado community of Gore [Grand County].
    • Missouri
      • Warren County
      • This Gore is located in Warren County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Gore.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Gore lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • This Gore is located in Hocking County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Gore.
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Gore is located in Sequoyah County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Gore.
    • Ontario
      • This Gore lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
    • Quebec
      • This Gore lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Gore is located in Frederick County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Gore.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Gore is located in Harrison County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gore that is located in Chattooga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gore ...

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.

  • Broomtown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Broomtown is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
  • Central Grove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
  • Crystal Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Duck Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Duck Creek is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Everett Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
  • Farmersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Floyd Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Rosedale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Silver Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Storys ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Storys is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storys
  • Summerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tidings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tidings is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
  • Welcome Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gore and extending to:

  • Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Gore to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. 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 548 miles [881.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Gore 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gore 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 Gore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4656, Longitude: -85.2691       In this case, the coordinates for Gore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.806 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.415 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.465 degrees.