|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garnerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garnerville 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 Garnerville:
- 38.114491, -88.053089
- 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 Garnerville
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Garnerville is near Posey County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Posey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash 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 Garnerville
Communities Also Named Garnerville ...
We found one communities that are also named Garnerville.
Within Illinois, the name Garnerville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Garnerville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Rockland County
- This Garnerville is located in Rockland County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garnerville that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Garnerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garnerville ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Crossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Grayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Harper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- New Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rapture
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rapture is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapture
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Solitude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Garnerville 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 Garnerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garnerville and extending to:
- Carmi, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Garnerville to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garnerville) 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 Garnerville 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 Garnerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1145, Longitude: -88.0531 In this case, the coordinates for Garnerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.664 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.777 degrees. |
|
|