We found seven communities that are also named Garth.
Within Alberta, the name Garth is unique.
Beyond Alberta, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jackson County
This Garth is located in Jackson County and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Garth.
Kentucky
Floyd 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 Garth [Floyd County].
Michigan
Delta County
This Garth is located in Delta County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Garth.
Texas
Cherokee 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 Garth [Cherokee County].
Harris 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 Texas community of Garth [Harris County].
Virginia
Albemarle 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 Virginia community of Garth [Albemarle County].
Wisconsin
Oneida 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 Wisconsin community of Garth [Oneida County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garth ...
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.
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 Garth to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garth and extending to:
Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Garth to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garth) 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 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 Garth 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>
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.
<4>
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 Garth 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 Garth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.5333, Longitude: -110.9833
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.787 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.545 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.278 degrees.