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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 Gates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gates 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 Gates:
- 37.565680, -80.489788
- 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 Gates
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Gates is near Giles County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Gates
Communities Also Named Gates ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Gates.
Within West Virginia, the name Gates is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Gates lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- California
- Santa Barbara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Gates [Santa Barbara County].
- Solano County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Gates [Solano County].
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Gates is located in Weld County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Gates.
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Gates [Brooks County].
- Lumpkin County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Gates [Lumpkin County].
- Kentucky
- Rowan County
- This Gates is located in Rowan County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Gates.
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Gates [Stearns County].
- Missouri
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Gates [Greene County].
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Gates is located in Custer County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Gates.
- Sarpy County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Gates [Sarpy County].
- New York
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Gates [Monroe County].
- Saratoga County
- This Gates is located in Saratoga County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Gates.
- North Carolina
- Gates County
- This Gates is located in Gates County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Gates.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Gates is located in Linn County and lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Gates.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Gates is located in Fayette County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Gates.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gates [Pickens County].
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- This Gates is located in Lauderdale County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west of the Gates that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Gates.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gates [Dallas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates ...
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.
- Crimson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
- Gap Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Lillydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pickaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pickaway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Rock Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Salt Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Secondcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
- Sinks Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
How Far From Gates 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 Gates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gates and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Gates to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Gates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Gates 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gates 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 Gates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5657, Longitude: -80.4898 In this case, the coordinates for Gates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.631 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.633 degrees. |
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