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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 Gainesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gainesboro 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 Gainesboro:
- 39.278435, -78.259170
- 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 Gainesboro
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Gainesboro is near Hampshire County and also Winchester City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
- 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 Gainesboro
Communities Also Named Gainesboro ...
We found three communities that are also named Gainesboro.
Within Virginia, the name Gainesboro is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gainesboro [Independence County].
- Florida
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Gainesboro [Orange County].
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This Gainesboro is located in Jackson County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Gainesboro that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Gainesboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesboro ...
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.
- Baileys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Cross Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Indian Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Indian Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Light ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Light is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Nordic Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wildwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
How Far From Gainesboro 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 Gainesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gainesboro and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Gainesboro to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gainesboro 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gainesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gainesboro 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 Gainesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2784, Longitude: -78.2592 In this case, the coordinates for Gainesboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.297 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.089 degrees. |
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