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We found nine communities that are also named Garner.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Garner.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Boyd County
This Garner is located in Boyd County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Garner.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Garner [Colbert County].
Alaska
This Garner lies 3,218 miles [5,178.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
Arkansas
White County
This Garner is located in White County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Garner.
Iowa
Hancock County
This Garner is located in Hancock County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Garner.
Mississippi
Yalobusha County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Garner [Yalobusha County].
Missouri
Linn County
This Garner is located in Linn County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Garner.
North Carolina
Wake County
This Garner is located in Wake County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Garner.
Texas
Parker County
This Garner is located in Parker County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garner that is located in Knott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Garner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garner ...
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.
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 Garner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garner and extending to:
Hindman, which is the Seat of Knott County, lies just to the West Southwest.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Garner to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 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- Garner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Garner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Garner 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.
<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 Garner 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 Garner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3582, Longitude: -82.9252 In this case, the coordinates for Garner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.456 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.276 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.723 degrees.