Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garlin
- 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 Garlin:
- 37.113953, -85.252183
- 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 Garlin
- 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Garlin is near Green County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Garlin ...
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.
- Christine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Flatwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Gadberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Glens Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Royville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Garlin 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 Garlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Garlin and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Adair County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Garlin to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Garlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1140, Longitude: -85.2522 In this case, the coordinates for Garlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Garlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.871 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.79 degrees. |