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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 Gibsontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibsontown 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 Gibsontown:
- 35.527606, -82.821522
- 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 Gibsontown
- 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- Since Gibsontown is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Gibsontown
Communities Also Named Gibsontown ...
We found one communities that are also named Gibsontown.
Within North Carolina, the name Gibsontown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Gibsontown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Gibsontown is located in Sullivan County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gibsontown that is located in Haywood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Gibsontown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibsontown ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crabtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Fibreville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fibreville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibreville
- Hominy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hominy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
- Jugtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jugtown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Owltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Silver Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Bluff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Turnpike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Woodside Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodside Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills
How Far From Gibsontown 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 Gibsontown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibsontown and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gibsontown to Waynesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Gibsontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gibsontown 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 Gibsontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5276, Longitude: -82.8215 In this case, the coordinates for Gibsontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.926 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.204 degrees. |
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