Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gordonton:
  • 36.280972, -79.126959
  • 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 Gordonton

• 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Since Gordonton is near Orange County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Gordonton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordonton ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Berryland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berryland is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
• Bushy Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushy Fork is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Deer Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Deer Run is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Frogsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frogsboro is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogsboro
• Green Pines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Pines is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
• Hightowers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hightowers is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
• Just-A-Mere Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
• Larry Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Larry Hall is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
• Laws
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Laws is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
• Roseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Springcrest Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gordonton and extending to:

• Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gordonton to Roxboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'