Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gatesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gatesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gatesville
- 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 Gatesville:
- 36.407355, -76.756591
- 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 Gatesville
- 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Gatesville is near Hertford County and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hertford County
- eBird sighting report for Chowan 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 Gatesville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Gatesville.
Within North Carolina, the name Gatesville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Gatesville [Colbert County].
- Indiana
- Brown County
- This Gatesville is located in Brown County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gatesville that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Gatesville.
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Gatesville [Monroe County].
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- This Gatesville is located in Buchanan County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gatesville that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Gatesville.
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Gatesville [Clay County].
- Kentucky
- Webster County
- This Gatesville is located in Webster County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the west of the Gatesville that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Gatesville.
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Gatesville [Chippewa County].
- Mississippi
- Copiah County
- This Gatesville is located in Copiah County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gatesville that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Gatesville.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Gatesville is located in Coryell County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<2> to the west of the Gatesville that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Gatesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gatesville ...
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.
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Eleanors Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanors Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanors Crossroads
- Eleanors Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Flat Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gates County
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Gates County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <5>
- Mitchells Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Muddy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Pettys Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettys Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Shore
- Pettys Shore is located in Hertford County
- Rays Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rays Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Beach
- Rays Beach is located in Gates County
- Savages Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savages Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savages Crossroads
- Savages Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Gates County
- Storys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Tarheel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gatesville 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 Gatesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gatesville and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gatesville to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 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 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gatesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gatesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gatesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gatesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4074, Longitude: -76.7566 In this case, the coordinates for Gatesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gatesville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gatesville 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 307.862 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.027 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.529 degrees. |