Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gastonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gastonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gastonia

• 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 Gastonia:
  • 32.611801, -96.402484
  • 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 Gastonia

• 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 Kaufman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
  • Since Gastonia is near Dallas County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 Gastonia

Communities Also Named Gastonia ...

We found one communities that are also named Gastonia.

Within Texas, the name Gastonia is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Gastonia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Gaston County
    • This Gastonia is located in Gaston County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gastonia that is located in Kaufman County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Gastonia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gastonia ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Combine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Combine is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
• Lone Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Markout
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Markout is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markout
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
• Post Oak Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Post Oak Bend is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend
• Post Oak Bend City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
• Scurry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scurry is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scurry <2>
• Union Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Valley is located in Kaufman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Gastonia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gastonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kaufman, which is the Seat of Kaufman County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gastonia to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,711 miles [12,409.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'