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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 Goshen Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goshen Grove 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 Goshen Grove:
- 35.275694, -81.055353
- 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 Goshen Grove
- 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- Since Goshen Grove is near Mecklenburg County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Goshen Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goshen Grove ...
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.
- Berryhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryhill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Craig Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Groves is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Hope Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Farm is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Farm
- Kellyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Love Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Love Park is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Park
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Paradise Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise Point is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Paw Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Town Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Park
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Goshen Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goshen Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goshen Grove and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Goshen Grove 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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goshen Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Goshen Grove 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 Goshen Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2757, Longitude: -81.0554 In this case, the coordinates for Goshen Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.345 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.573 degrees. |
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