Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Gilead:
  • 35.450140, -80.545899
  • 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 New Gilead

• 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 Cabarrus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus County
  • Since New Gilead is near Rowan County and also Stanly County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly 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 New Gilead

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Gilead ...

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.

• Centerview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerview is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Cold Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Cold Water
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
• Cooks Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Fisher Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
• Glass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glass is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
• Oak Cliffs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Cliffs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliffs
• Poplar Tent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
• Royal Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shady Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Gilead and extending to:

• Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from New Gilead to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 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 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'