Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northgate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northgate
- 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 Northgate:
- 35.068175, -81.974828
- 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 Northgate
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Northgate is near Cherokee County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Northgate ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Northgate.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Northgate.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Richland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Northgate [Cook County].
- Douglas County
- This Northgate is located in Douglas County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Northgate.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Northgate is located in Charles County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Northgate.
- Frederick County
- This Northgate is located in Frederick County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the northeast of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Northgate.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Clay County
- This Northgate is located in Clay County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Northgate.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Northgate is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the west southwest of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Northgate.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Northgate is located in Guernsey County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the north of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Northgate.
- Hamilton County
- This Northgate is located in Hamilton County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the north northwest of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Northgate.
- Lucas County
- This Northgate is located in Lucas County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the north of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Northgate.
- Saskatchewan
- This Northgate lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northgate that is located in Spartanburg County.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northgate ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <3>
- Brown Arrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
- Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County
- Cherokee Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Springs
- Cherokee Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fingerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerville
- Fingerville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingerville <3>
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Meadow Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
- Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Spartanburg County
- Mountainbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Peachtree Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
- Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Rainbow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
- Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
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- Stone Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Twin Brooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
- Twin Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Twin Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Willow Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
- Stone Creek
How Far From Northgate 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 Northgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northgate and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Northgate to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 379 miles [609.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northgate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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- Northgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0682, Longitude: -81.9748 In this case, the coordinates for Northgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Northgate 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Northgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.878 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.282 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.994 degrees. |