Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Garden City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garden City
- 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 Garden City:
- 37.231805, -79.928370
- 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 Garden City
- 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 Garden City ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Garden City.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Garden City.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Arlington County
- This Garden City is located in Arlington County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Garden City.
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Garden City [Hampton City].
- Arlington County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Garden City is located in Cullman County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Garden City.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Garden City is located in Weld County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Garden City.
- Connecticut
- New Haven 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 Connecticut community of Garden City [New Haven County].
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Garden City is located in Duval County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Garden City.
- Hillsborough County
- This Garden City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Garden City.
- Okaloosa County
- This Garden City is located in Okaloosa County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Garden City.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Garden City is located in Chatham County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Garden City.
- Idaho
- Ada County
- This Garden City is located in Ada County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Garden City.
- Custer 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 Idaho community of Garden City [Custer County].
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Garden City is located in Bartholomew County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Garden City.
- Saint Joseph 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 Indiana community of Garden City [Saint Joseph County].
- Iowa
- Hardin County
- This Garden City is located in Hardin County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Garden City.
- Kansas
- Finney County
- This Garden City is located in Finney County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Garden City.
- Harvey 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 Kansas community of Garden City [Harvey County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Garden City is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Garden City.
- Michigan
- Berrien 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 Michigan community of Garden City [Berrien County].
- Wayne County
- This Garden City is located in Wayne County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Garden City.
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Garden City is located in Blue Earth County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Garden City.
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Garden City is located in Franklin County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Garden City.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Garden City is located in Cass County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Garden City.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Garden City is located in Gloucester County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Garden City.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Garden City is located in Nassau County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Garden City.
- Queens 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 Garden City [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- McDowell 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 North Carolina community of Garden City [McDowell County].
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- This Garden City is located in Scioto County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Garden City.
- Oklahoma
- Tulsa County
- This Garden City is located in Tulsa County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Garden City.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Garden City is located in Allegheny County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Garden City.
- Delaware County
- This Garden City is located in Delaware County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Garden City.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Garden City is located in Providence County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Garden City.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Garden City is located in Horry County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Garden City.
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This Garden City is located in Clark County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Garden City.
- Texas
- Glasscock County
- This Garden City is located in Glasscock County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glasscock County community of Garden City.
- Harris 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 Garden City [Harris County].
- Utah
- Rich County
- This Garden City is located in Rich County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Garden City.
- Salt Lake 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 Utah community of Garden City [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- This Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Garden City.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden City ...
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.
- Castle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City
- Chestnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Clearbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Crystal Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
- Dundee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Greenland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
- Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Homeland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
- Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
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- Jamestown Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Place
- Jamestown Place is located in Roanoke City
- Janette Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janette Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janette Land
- Janette Land is located in Roanoke City
- Lemon Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
- Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
- Leslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lilly View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
- Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
- Lincoln Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Lincoln Court is located in Roanoke City
- Mayflower Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
- Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke City
- Narrows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Peakwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peakwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
- Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
- River Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- River Edge is located in Roanoke County
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Woods Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Yellowstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
- Jamestown Place
How Far From Garden City 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 Garden City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden City and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Garden City to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Garden City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2318, Longitude: -79.9284 In this case, the coordinates for Garden City 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Garden City 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 . 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 Garden City, 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 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 Garden City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.666 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.211 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.51 degrees. |