Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old 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 Old Gilreath:
  • 36.074299, -81.117304
  • 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 Old 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 Old 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 Old Gilreath

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old 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.

• Boomer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
• Brown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Buck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buck is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Call
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Call is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Cricket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
• Cricket Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cricket Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Park
• East Fruitland ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • East Fruitland is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fruitland
• Fairplains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
• Fishing Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 northeast)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Rocky Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Sunset Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Falls is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Falls
  • Windy Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap

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

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

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Old Gilreath to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'