Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gaddysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaddysville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gaddysville

• 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 Gaddysville:
  • 34.448774, -79.223374
  • 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 Gaddysville

• 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Since Gaddysville is near Dillon County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gaddysville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaddysville ...

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.

• Cotton Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
• Echo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fork is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <1>
• High Hill Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
• Lake View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <1>
• Little Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Little Rock is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <1>
• May Hilltop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • May Hilltop is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
• Oliver Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
• Squires
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Squires is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires

How Far From Gaddysville to ...

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 Gaddysville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gaddysville and extending to:

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gaddysville to Lumberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'