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we pass this GPS location for Eastgate:
35.837929, -78.618892
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We found sixteen communities that are also named Eastgate.
Within North Carolina, the name Eastgate is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Eastgate, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Eastgate lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
California
Los Angeles 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 California community of Eastgate [Los Angeles County].
Florida
Manatee County
This Eastgate is located in Manatee County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Eastgate.
Orange 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 Florida community of Eastgate [Orange County].
Sarasota County
This Eastgate is located in Sarasota County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the south southwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Eastgate.
Georgia
Dougherty County
This Eastgate is located in Dougherty County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Eastgate.
Indiana
Bartholomew 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 Indiana community of Eastgate [Bartholomew County].
Clark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eastgate [Clark County].
Hancock County
This Eastgate is located in Hancock County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Eastgate.
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eastgate [Marion County].
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Eastgate is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Eastgate.
Nevada
Churchill County
This Eastgate is located in Churchill County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Eastgate.
Texas
Liberty County
This Eastgate is located in Liberty County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Eastgate.
Washington
King County
This Eastgate is located in King County and lies 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastgate that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Eastgate.
Walla Walla 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 Washington community of Eastgate [Walla Walla County].
Communities Beyond North America ...
England
Distance: 3,732 miles [6,006.1 km]<1> to the northeast
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eastgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastgate and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the South Southwest.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Eastgate to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Eastgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eastgate 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>
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 Eastgate 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 Eastgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8379, Longitude: -78.6189 In this case, the coordinates for Eastgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.939 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.173 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.447 degrees.