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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 Gardnerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardnerville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gardnerville:
    • 35.389607, -77.298849
    • 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 Gardnerville
  • 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 Pitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pitt County
    • Since Gardnerville is near Craven County and also Lenoir County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir 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 Gardnerville

Communities Also Named Gardnerville ...

We found three communities that are also named Gardnerville.

Within North Carolina, the name Gardnerville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saint Charles County
      • This Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gardnerville that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Gardnerville.
    • Nevada
      • Douglas County
      • This Gardnerville is located in Douglas County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gardnerville that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Gardnerville.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Gardnerville is located in Orange County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gardnerville that is located in Pitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Gardnerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardnerville ...

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.

  • Black Jack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Black Jack is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
  • Haddocks Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Haddocks Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddocks Crossroads
  • Helens Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Helens Crossroads is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Crossroads
  • Honolulu
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Honolulu is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
  • Littlefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Littlefield is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
  • Maplecypress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maplecypress is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Stokestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stokestown is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokestown
  • Strawberry Banks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry Banks is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Banks
  • Tick Bite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite

How Far From Gardnerville 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 Gardnerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gardnerville and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Pitt County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gardnerville to Greenville, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gardnerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Gardnerville 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 Gardnerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3896, Longitude: -77.2988       In this case, the coordinates for Gardnerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.205 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.267 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.093 degrees.