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39.580346, -82.294873
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We found ten communities that are also named Gore.
Within Ohio, the name Gore is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Grand County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Gore [Grand County].
Georgia
Chattooga County
This Gore is located in Chattooga County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Gore.
Randolph County
This Gore is located in Randolph County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the south southwest of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Gore.
Missouri
Warren County
This Gore is located in Warren County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the west of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Gore.
Nova Scotia
This Gore lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
Oklahoma
Sequoyah County
This Gore is located in Sequoyah County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Gore.
Ontario
This Gore lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
Quebec
This Gore lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
Virginia
Frederick County
This Gore is located in Frederick County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the east of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Gore.
West Virginia
Harrison County
This Gore is located in Harrison County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east of the Gore that is located in Hocking County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gore ...
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.
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 Gore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gore and extending to:
Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies just to the West Southwest.
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Gore to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gore) 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 Gore 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 Gore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5803, Longitude: -82.2949 In this case, the coordinates for Gore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.041 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.128 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.756 degrees.