Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gillette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gillette
- 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 Gillette:
- 38.460640, -82.325428
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gillette
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Gillette is near Cabell County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- eBird sighting report for Gallia 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gillette ...
We found three communities that share the name Gillette.
Within Ohio, the name Gillette is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- New Jersey
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillette ...
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.
- Blue Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
- Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Cebee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Chancellor Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
- Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
- Fair Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
- Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
- Garden Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Home Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Indian Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Lock
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Martha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Platform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Platform
How Far From Gillette 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 Gillette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gillette and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gillette to Ironton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gillette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4606, Longitude: -82.3254 In this case, the coordinates for Gillette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gillette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.01 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.129 degrees. |