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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 Gayles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gayles 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 Gayles:
- 38.297072, -77.314703
- 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 Gayles
- 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Gayles is near Stafford County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Gayles
Communities Also Named Gayles ...
We found one communities that are also named Gayles.
Within Virginia, the name Gayles is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Gayles in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Gayles is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gayles that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Gayles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gayles ...
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.
- Butzner Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butzner Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butzner Corner
- Chapel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
- Deer Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Fines Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
- Graves Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
- Lambs Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Creek is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Marshall Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
- River Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Bend is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stones Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Sycamore Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
- Wildcat Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
- Will-More
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Will-More is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
- Woodlanding Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
How Far From Gayles 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 Gayles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gayles and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Gayles to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gayles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gayles 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 Gayles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2971, Longitude: -77.3147 In this case, the coordinates for Gayles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.088 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.058 degrees. |
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