Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gholsonville:
  • 36.647613, -77.895462
  • 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 Gholsonville

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Gholsonville is near Warren County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Gholsonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gholsonville ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Colony Club
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colony Club is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
• Diamond Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
• Gasburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gasburg is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasburg <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gasburg
  • From Gholsonville to Gasburg
• Greentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Hicks Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks Mill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
• Merchant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merchant is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
• Pea Hill Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
• Triplet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

How Far From Gholsonville 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 Gholsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gholsonville and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Gholsonville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'