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we pass this GPS location for Gano:
36.901201, -83.134060
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We found six communities that are also named Gano.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Gano.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Boyle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gano [Boyle County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Cook County
This Gano is located in Cook County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gano that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Gano.
Kansas
Finney County
This Gano is located in Finney County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the west of the Gano that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Gano.
Ohio
Butler County
This Gano is located in Butler County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Gano that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Gano.
Oklahoma
Payne County
This Gano is located in Payne County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west of the Gano that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of Gano.
Texas
Williamson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gano [Williamson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gano ...
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.
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 Gano to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gano and extending to:
Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gano to Harlan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Gano 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gano) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Gano 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 Gano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9012, Longitude: -83.1341 In this case, the coordinates for Gano have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.581 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.354 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.945 degrees.