Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gela:
  • 36.415240, -78.593963
  • 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 Gela

• 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 Granville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
  • Since Gela is near Vance County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Gela

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gela ...

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.

• Bullock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullock is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <1>
• Cornwall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornwall is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Harris Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hicks Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hicks Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossroads
• Huntsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsboro is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
• Kellys Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Knotts Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Knotts Crossroads is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossroads
• Lewis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lewis is located in Granville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Tungsten
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tungsten is located in Vance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten

How Far From Gela to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gela to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies just to the South.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Gela to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'