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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 Gillette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillette and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Gillette

Communities Also Named Gillette ...

We found three communities that are also named Gillette.

Within Ohio, the name Gillette is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • This Gillette is located in Manatee County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the south of the Gillette that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Gillette.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Gillette is located in Morris County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gillette that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Gillette.
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell County
      • This Gillette is located in Campbell County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gillette that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Gillette.

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)
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Cebee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cebee is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
  • Chancellor Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
  • Crescent Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Fair Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
  • Garden Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
  • Hillview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Home Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
  • Indian Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Lock
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Martha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Martha is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Pea Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Platform
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Platform is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rockwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Gillette 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.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).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.082 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.01 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.129 degrees.