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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garrett
- 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:
- 37.897846, -86.113023
- 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 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 Meade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meade County
- Since Garrett is near Harrison County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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
Communities Also Named Garrett ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Garrett.
There are two communities within Kentucky that are also named Garrett.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Floyd County
- Woodford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Garrett is located in Ellis County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garrett that is located in Meade 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
- Washington
- Wyoming
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.
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Cedar Farm Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
- Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Haysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hillgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hughes Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Lickskillet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Maples Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rock Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Tobacco Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Landing
- Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison County (IN)
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 community 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:
- Brandenburg, which is the Seat of Meade County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Garrett to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 three full days. 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 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garrett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8978, Longitude: -86.1130 In this case, the coordinates for Garrett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.428 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.614 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.959 degrees. |