Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Village of Garrison Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village of Garrison Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Village of Garrison Lake
- 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 Village of Garrison Lake:
- 39.259001, -75.589371
- 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 Village of Garrison Lake
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Village of Garrison Lake is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Garrison Lake ...
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.
- Big Oak Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Corners
- Big Oak Corners is located in Kent County
- Bishops Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
- Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
- Bombay Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bombay Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Woods
- Bombay Woods is located in Kent County
- Gardenside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Kent County
- Hammville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
- Hoars Addition
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoars Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
- Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
- Lakeshore Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Lawndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Long Point Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Landing
- Long Point Landing is located in Kent County
- Mallards Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallards Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallards Run
- Mallards Run is located in Kent County
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
- Ryans Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Seven Hickories
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hickories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
- Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
- Sunnyside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Wind Song Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wind Song Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
- Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
- Windy Way
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Meadows
How Far From Village of Garrison Lake 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 Village of Garrison Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Village of Garrison Lake and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Village of Garrison Lake to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Village of Garrison Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Village of Garrison Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Village of Garrison Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2590, Longitude: -75.5894 In this case, the coordinates for Village of Garrison Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Village of Garrison Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.013 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.963 degrees. |