Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garrett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garrett
- 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 Garrett:
- 39.863136, -79.057805
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Garrett
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Garrett is near Garrett County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Garrett ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Garrett.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Garrett is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Garrett is located in Floyd County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the southwest of the Garrett that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Garrett.
- Meade County
- This Garrett is located in Meade County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the west southwest of the Garrett that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Garrett.
- Woodford 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 Kentucky community of Garrett [Woodford County].
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Garrett is located in Ellis County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garrett that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Garrett.
- Lamar 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 Garrett [Lamar County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrett ...
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.
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Goodtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hays Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mineral Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
- Rockwood Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Station
- Rockwood Station is located in Somerset County
- Romania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Salisbury Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Junction
- Salisbury Junction is located in Somerset County
- Sand Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Patch
- Sand Patch is located in Somerset County
- Shamrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Summit Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County
How Far From Garrett 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 Garrett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garrett and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Garrett to Somerset, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garrett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Garrett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8631, Longitude: -79.0578 In this case, the coordinates for Garrett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Garrett 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 Garrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Garrett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.897 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.219 degrees. |