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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 Garrett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrett 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 Garrett:
- 39.796926, -88.424609
- 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 Garrett
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Garrett is near Piatt County and also Moultrie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie 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 Garrett
Communities Also Named Garrett ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Garrett.
Within Illinois, the name Garrett is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- This Garrett is located in Johnson County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Garrett.
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Garrett is located in DeKalb County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Garrett.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Garrett is located in Floyd County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Garrett.
- Meade County
- This Garrett is located in Meade County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southeast of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Garrett.
- Woodford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Garrett [Woodford County].
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Garrett [Callaway County].
- Oklahoma
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Garrett [Beaver County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Garrett is located in Somerset County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Garrett.
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This Garrett is located in Decatur County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the south of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Garrett.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Garrett is located in Ellis County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Garrett.
- Lamar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Garrett [Lamar County].
- Virginia
- Buckingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garrett [Buckingham County].
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Garrett is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Garrett.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Garrett is located in Albany County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garrett that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Garrett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrett ...
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.
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bourbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Chicken Bristle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Ficklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
How Far From Garrett 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 village such as Garrett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garrett and extending to:
- Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Garrett to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Garrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Garrett 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. |
| <3> | 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 Garrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Garrett 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 Garrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7969, Longitude: -88.4246 In this case, the coordinates for Garrett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.62 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.524 degrees. |
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