Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Garner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Garner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Garner
- 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 Little Garner:
- 38.435053, -82.739138
- 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 Little Garner
- 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Since Little Garner is near Greenup County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Little 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.
- Big Sandy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
- Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County
- Cannonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Coal Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <3>
- Geigers Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Crossing
- Geigers Crossing is located in Boyd County
- Ironville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Meads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Naples
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Princess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Raceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Raceland Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Raceland Junction is located in Greenup County
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Boyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <3>
- Three Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raceland Junction
How Far From Little Garner 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 Little Garner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Little Garner and extending to:
- Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Little 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 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Garner. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Garner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Garner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4351, Longitude: -82.7391 In this case, the coordinates for Little Garner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Little Garner 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 311.336 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.317 degrees. |