Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gaston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gaston
- 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 Gaston:
- 36.498173, -77.644832
- 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 Gaston
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Gaston is near Halifax County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Gaston ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Gaston.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Gaston.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Gaston is located in Sumter County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gaston that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Gaston.
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Gaston [Wilcox County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Mississippi
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Gaston is located in Lewis County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gaston that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Gaston.
- Marion County
- This Gaston is located in Marion County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north northwest of the Gaston that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gaston.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaston ...
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.
- Brewers Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
- Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Brink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Days Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Garysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
- Garysburg is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garysburg
- From Gaston to Garysburg
- Gum Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Gumberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mitchells Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Paris Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
- Paris Store is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pleasant Hill
- From Gaston to Pleasant Hill
- Rosemary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Slates Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County (VA)
How Far From Gaston 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 town such as Gaston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gaston and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gaston to Jackson, with an average speed<6> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gaston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gaston 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4982, Longitude: -77.6448 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Gaston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.363 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.613 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.843 degrees. |