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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 Gage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gage and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gage:
- 33.674517, -96.758933
- 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 Gage
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Gage is near Cooke County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Gage
Communities Also Named Gage ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Gage.
Within Texas, the name Gage is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Gage is located in Clay County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gage.
- Alberta
- This Gage lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Gage is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Gage.
- Kentucky
- Ballard County
- This Gage is located in Ballard County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Gage.
- Missouri
- Wright 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 Missouri community of Gage [Wright County].
- Montana
- Musselshell County
- This Gage is located in Musselshell County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Musselshell County community of Gage.
- New Mexico
- Grant 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 New Mexico community of Gage [Grant County].
- Luna County
- This Gage is located in Luna County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Gage.
- New York
- Yates 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 New York community of Gage [Yates County].
- North Carolina
- Madison 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 North Carolina community of Gage [Madison County].
- Rutherford County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gage [Rutherford County].
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Gage is located in Gallia County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Gage.
- Oklahoma
- Ellis County
- This Gage is located in Ellis County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Gage.
- Woodward 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 Oklahoma community of Gage [Woodward County].
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Gage is located in Barbour County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gage that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Gage.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gage ...
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.
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fink is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
- Frontier Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Gordonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hanger is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
- Locust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Tribune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Willow Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Spring is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Spring
- Woodlake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
How Far From Gage 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 Gage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gage and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gage to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,152 miles [1,854 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gage) 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 Gage 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gage 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 Gage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6745, Longitude: -96.7589 In this case, the coordinates for Gage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.699 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.538 degrees. |
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