Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garvin Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garvin Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Garvin Ridge

• 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 Garvin Ridge:
  • 38.300081, -83.209067
  • 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 Garvin Ridge

• 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Garvin Ridge is near Lewis County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Garvin Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garvin Ridge ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cold Springs is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Counts Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Globe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Globe is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Jacobs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jacobs is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
• Limestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Limestone is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Mountain Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
• Reeder
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeder is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
• Rose Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silica
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Silica is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Smoky Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
• Soldier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Soldier is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier

How Far From Garvin Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garvin Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garvin Ridge and extending to:

• Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Garvin Ridge to Grayson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'