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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 Irongate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irongate and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Irongate:
    • 32.418233, -81.837336
    • 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 Irongate
  • 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
    • Since Irongate is near Candler County and also Evans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Candler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Evans 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 Irongate

Communities Also Named Irongate ...

We found seven communities that are also named Irongate.

Within Georgia, the name Irongate is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Irongate is located in Carroll County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Irongate that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Irongate.
      • Frederick County
      • This Irongate is located in Frederick County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km] to the north northeast of the Irongate that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Irongate.
    • New York
      • Onondaga 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 Irongate [Onondaga County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Irongate is located in Wake County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Irongate that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Irongate.
      • Wayne County
      • This Irongate is located in Wayne County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the northeast of the Irongate that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Irongate.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Irongate is located in Beaufort County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the east of the Irongate that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Irongate.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Irongate is located in Hamilton County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Irongate that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Irongate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irongate ...

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.

  • Brians Chase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brians Chase is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brians Chase
  • Eagle Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
  • Foxlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxlake is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxlake
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Grove Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grove Lakes is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lakes
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Kingswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Merrywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Merrywood is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Pine Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Cove is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Needle Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pine Needle Hills is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle Hills
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Register
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saddlecreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Saddlecreek is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlecreek
    • Stadium Walk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stadium Walk is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Walk
    • Woodlawn Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace

How Far From Irongate to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Irongate to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irongate to Statesborough, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irongate) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Irongate 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 Irongate 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 Irongate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4182, Longitude: -81.8373       In this case, the coordinates for Irongate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.739 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.745 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.654 degrees.