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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 Garber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garber 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 Garber:
    • 42.742938, -91.262938
    • 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 Garber
  • 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Since Garber is near Delaware County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Garber

Communities Also Named Garber ...

We found five communities that are also named Garber.

Within Iowa, the name Garber is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Garber is located in Johnson County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Garber that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Garber.
    • Illinois
      • Ford County
      • This Garber is located in Ford County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Garber that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Garber.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Garber is located in Taney County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Garber that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Garber.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garfield County
      • This Garber is located in Garfield County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Garber that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Garber.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Garber is located in Washington County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Garber that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Garber.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garber ...

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.

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

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

  • Elkader, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garber to Elkader, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garber) 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 Garber 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 Garber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7429, Longitude: -91.2629       In this case, the coordinates for Garber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.887 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.25 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.164 degrees.