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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 Village Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village Gate 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 Village Gate:
    • 33.962327, -83.962406
    • 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 Village Gate
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Village Gate is near Barrow County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Village Gate

Communities Also Named Village Gate ...

We found one communities that are also named Village Gate.

Within Georgia, the name Village Gate is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Village Gate in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Village Gate is located in Wake County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Village Gate that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Village Gate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village Gate ...

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.

  • Cotton Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
  • Cricket Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Deerwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Emerald Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Falcon Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Falconcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Flowers Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
  • Forest River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Hog Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
  • Hunting Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marsh Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
    • Murphyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
    • Plantation Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
    • Rambling Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
    • Regency Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • River Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
    • Robin Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Saddlewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
    • Sandlewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
    • Steeplechase
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Summerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sweet Water
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Woodland Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Village Gate to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Village Gate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Village Gate 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 Village Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9623, Longitude: -83.9624       In this case, the coordinates for Village Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.012 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.429 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.068 degrees.