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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 Gethsemane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gethsemane and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gethsemane:
- 36.079390, -77.655914
- 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 Gethsemane
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Gethsemane is near Nash County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Gethsemane
Communities Also Named Gethsemane ...
We found four communities that are also named Gethsemane.
Within North Carolina, the name Gethsemane is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Gethsemane is located in Jefferson County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Gethsemane that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gethsemane.
- Kentucky
- Nelson County
- This Gethsemane is located in Nelson County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gethsemane that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Gethsemane.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Gethsemane [Lincoln County].
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Gethsemane is located in Marion County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the west of the Gethsemane that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gethsemane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gethsemane ...
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.
- Brake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brake is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
- Cherry Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
- Forest Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Glenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Gold Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Meadows is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Hope Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsboro
- Meadow Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Gethsemane 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 Gethsemane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gethsemane and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gethsemane to Tarboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gethsemane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Gethsemane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gethsemane 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 Gethsemane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0794, Longitude: -77.6559 In this case, the coordinates for Gethsemane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.992 degrees. |
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