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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 Garden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden 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 Garden:
- 33.157688, -88.187676
- 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
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Garden is near Noxubee County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Communities Also Named Garden ...
We found six communities that are also named Garden.
Within Alabama, the name Garden is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Garden is located in Delta County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the north of the Garden that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Garden.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Garden is located in Athens County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garden that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Garden.
- Lucas County
- This Garden is located in Lucas County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the north northeast of the Garden that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Garden.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Garden is located in Chester County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garden that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Garden.
- Utah
- Rich County
- This Garden is located in Rich County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Garden.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Garden is located in Russell County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garden that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Garden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden ...
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.
- Aliceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillburg is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
- Foxtrap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pickens Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Pickensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickensville Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Stones Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry
How Far From Garden 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Garden to Montgomery, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Garden 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 Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1577, Longitude: -88.1877 In this case, the coordinates for Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.179 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.929 degrees. |
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