Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garnet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garnet and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garnet
- 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 Garnet:
- 33.903688, -116.545462
- 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 Garnet
- 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 Riverside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Since Garnet is near San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Garnet ...
We found seven communities that share the name Garnet.
Within California, the name Garnet is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Garnet lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garnet that is located in Riverside County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garnet ...
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.
- Bonnie Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
- Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside County
- Cathedral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral City
- Cathedral City is located in Riverside County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathedral City <4>
- Desert Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Edge
- Desert Edge is located in Riverside County
- Desert Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Hot Springs
- Desert Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Hot Springs <4>
- Desert View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View
- Desert View is located in Riverside County
- Royal Palms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms
- Royal Palms is located in Riverside County
- Snow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Snow Creek is located in Riverside County
- Suntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Thousand Palms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Palms
- Thousand Palms is located in Riverside County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Palms <4>
- Willow Creek Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Crossing
- Willow Creek Crossing is located in Riverside County
How Far From Garnet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garnet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garnet and extending to:
- Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Garnet to Riverside, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,304 miles [13,364 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garnet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garnet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garnet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9037, Longitude: -116.5455 |
| <2> | 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 Garnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Garnet 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Garnet 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 334.818 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.404 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.655 degrees. |