Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gilmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gilmore
- 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 Gilmore:
- 31.779883, -89.491733
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gilmore
- 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Covington County
- Since Gilmore is near Smith County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gilmore ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Gilmore.
Within Mississippi, the name Gilmore is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Bond County
- This Gilmore is located in Bond County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north of the Gilmore that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Gilmore.
- Effingham County
- This Gilmore is located in Effingham County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the north of the Gilmore that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Gilmore.
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Gilmore.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Gilmore.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Gilmore is located in Fayette County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Gilmore.
- McKean County
- This Gilmore is located in McKean County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Gilmore.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Gilmore [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmore ...
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.
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hot Coffee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Leaf River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River
- Leaf River is located in Covington County
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Covington County
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shady Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Station Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Creek
- Station Creek is located in Covington County
- Summerland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland
- Summerland is located in Jones County
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Zion Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gilmore to ...
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 Gilmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilmore and extending to:
- Collins, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmore to Collins, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 855 miles [1,376 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7799, Longitude: -89.4917 In this case, the coordinates for Gilmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gilmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Gilmore 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gilmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.166 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.776 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.704 degrees. |