Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Square:
  • 32.411248, -86.288858
  • 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 Garden Square

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Garden Square is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Garden Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Square ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cloverland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Eastern Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Flatwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Grove Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Johnstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• King Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Maxwell Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
  • Morningview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Open Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
  • Sunshine Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Garden Square 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 Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garden Square and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Square to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'