Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gillick Corner:
  • 37.892356, -76.501064
  • 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 Gillick Corner

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Gillick Corner is near Richmond County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Gillick Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillick Corner ...

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.

• Browns Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Bundick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
• Chestnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Claraville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Heathsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <1>
• Horse Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
• Howland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Howland is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Moon Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moon Corner is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Corner
• Mulch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mulch is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulch
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rainswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
• Williams Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

How Far From Gillick Corner to ...

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

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

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Gillick Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'