Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gareys:
  • 38.920947, -75.755487
  • 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 Gareys

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Gareys is near Kent County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Gareys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gareys ...

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.

• Anthony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Brick Wall Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
• Burrsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
• Choptank Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
• Choptank Ponds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Four Corners is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Hobbs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Hughes Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes Crossroads is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossroads
• Maple Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
• Melvin Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
• Oil City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oil City is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Riverview Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
• Spring Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Union Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Corners is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

How Far From Gareys 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 Gareys to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Gareys once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gareys and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Gareys to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'