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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 Gillsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillsburg 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 Gillsburg:
- 31.026888, -90.653400
- 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 Gillsburg
- 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 Amite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amite County
- Since Gillsburg is near Saint Helena Parish and also Tangipahoa Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Helena Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- 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 Gillsburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillsburg ...
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.
- Day
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Felixville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Greenlaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Irene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Kentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkville is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liverpool is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Terrys Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Terrys Creek is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek
How Far From Gillsburg 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 Gillsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gillsburg and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Amite County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gillsburg to Liberty, 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gillsburg) 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 Gillsburg 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 Gillsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0269, Longitude: -90.6534 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.797 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.41 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.287 degrees. |
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