Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gilreath:
  • 36.049855, -81.078413
  • 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 Gilreath

• 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Gilreath is near Alexander County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Gilreath

Communities Also Named Gilreath ...

We found one communities that are also named Gilreath.

Within North Carolina, the name Gilreath is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Gilreath in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • McCreary County
    • This Gilreath is located in McCreary County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gilreath that is located in Wilkes County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Gilreath.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilreath ...

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.

• Call
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Call is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• East Fruitland ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Fruitland is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fruitland
• Fishing Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
• Fox Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
• Love Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Love Valley is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <2>
• Lovelace ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Rocky Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Windy Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap

How Far From Gilreath 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 Gilreath to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilreath and extending to:

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gilreath to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'