Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Garnersville:
  • 31.751830, -85.000483
  • 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 Garnersville

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Garnersville is near Quitman County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Garnersville

Communities Also Named Garnersville ...

We found one communities that are also named Garnersville.

Within Georgia, the name Garnersville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Garnersville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Crenshaw County
    • This Garnersville is located in Crenshaw County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west of the Garnersville that is located in Clay County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Garnersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garnersville ...

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.

• Cotton Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Days Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Hatcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Jones Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Pecan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pecan is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Springvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Springvale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Springvale Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garnersville and extending to:

• Fort Gaines, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garnersville to Fort Gaines, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'