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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 Gillett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillett 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 Gillett:
- 29.128302, -97.784999
- 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 Gillett
- 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 Karnes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Karnes County
- Since Gillett is near Wilson County and also DeWitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeWitt 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 Gillett
Communities Also Named Gillett ...
We found eight communities that are also named Gillett.
Within Texas, the name Gillett is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Gillett [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- This Gillett is located in Arkansas County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gillett that is located in Karnes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Gillett.
- Colorado
- Teller County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Gillett [Teller County].
- Iowa
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Gillett [Clay County].
- Missouri
- Nodaway County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Gillett [Nodaway County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Gillett is located in Bradford County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gillett that is located in Karnes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Gillett.
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Gillett [Ashland County].
- Oconto County
- This Gillett is located in Oconto County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gillett that is located in Karnes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Gillett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillett ...
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.
- Cotton Patch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Patch is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch
- Gray Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gray Crossing is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Crossing
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Nixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Davy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Davy is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Davy
- Smiley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Gillett 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 Gillett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gillett and extending to:
- Karnes City, which is the Seat of Karnes County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gillett to Karnes City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gillett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Gillett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Gillett 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. |
| <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 Gillett 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 Gillett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1283, Longitude: -97.7850 In this case, the coordinates for Gillett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.063 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.169 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.423 degrees. |
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