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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Garlin

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)
  • Christine is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
• Fairplay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairplay is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Flatwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Gadberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gadberry is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
• Glens Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glens Fork is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
• Joppa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joppa is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Kellyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kellyville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
• Milltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Milltown is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Purdy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Purdy is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Royville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Royville is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville

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<1> 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]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Garlin to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'