Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northgate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northgate
- 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 Northgate:
- 33.629285, -88.655603
- 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 Northgate
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Northgate is near Monroe County and also Oktibbeha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha 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 Northgate ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Northgate.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Northgate.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Northgate [Cook County].
- Douglas County
- This Northgate is located in Douglas County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Northgate.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Northgate is located in Charles County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Northgate.
- Frederick County
- This Northgate is located in Frederick County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Northgate.
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Northgate is located in Guernsey County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Northgate.
- Hamilton County
- This Northgate is located in Hamilton County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the north northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Northgate.
- Lucas County
- This Northgate is located in Lucas County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the north northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Northgate.
- Saskatchewan
- This Northgate lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Northgate is located in Cherokee County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Northgate.
- Greenville County
- This Northgate is located in Greenville County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Northgate.
- Richland County
- This Northgate is located in Richland County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Northgate.
- Spartanburg County
- This Northgate is located in Spartanburg County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east northeast of the Northgate that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Northgate.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northgate ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Dicks Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Ferry
- Dicks Ferry is located in Clay County
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Mayhew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Plymouth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Clay County
- Rocky Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County
- Rodgers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Strong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Northgate 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 Northgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northgate and extending to:
- West Point, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Northgate to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northgate. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6293, Longitude: -88.6556 In this case, the coordinates for Northgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Northgate 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> | 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. |
| <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 Northgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.615 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.028 degrees. |