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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 Gatewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gatewood 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 Gatewood:
    • 34.857902, -81.966491
    • 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 Gatewood
  • 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Since Gatewood is near Union County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Gatewood

Communities Also Named Gatewood ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Gatewood.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Gatewood.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Aiken County
      • This Gatewood is located in Aiken County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Gatewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Gatewood [Cochise County].
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Gatewood is located in Clayton County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Gatewood.
      • Sumter County
      • This Gatewood is located in Sumter County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the southwest of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Gatewood.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Gatewood [Delaware County].
      • Hamilton County
      • This Gatewood is located in Hamilton County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Gatewood.
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • This Gatewood is located in Daviess County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Gatewood.
    • Mississippi
      • Yalobusha County
      • This Gatewood is located in Yalobusha County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Gatewood.
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Gatewood is located in Ripley County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Gatewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • This Gatewood is located in Caswell County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Gatewood.
      • Union County
      • This Gatewood is located in Union County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Gatewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Gatewood [Gibson County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gatewood [Harris County].
    • Virginia
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Gatewood is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Gatewood.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Gatewood is located in Fayette County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gatewood that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Gatewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gatewood ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cold Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Fox Hunt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
  • Greenridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenridge is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
  • Hartwell Courts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
  • Hidden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Park Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Pebblebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
  • Poplar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Raintree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • River Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
    • Stone Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stone Station is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Station
    • Twin Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Woodwind
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gatewood and extending to:

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Gatewood to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gatewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Gatewood 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.
<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 Gatewood 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 Gatewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8579, Longitude: -81.9665       In this case, the coordinates for Gatewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.87 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.243 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.05 degrees.