Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garfield
- 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 Garfield:
- 39.603987, -77.521933
- 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 Garfield
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Garfield is near Washington County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Garfield ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Garfield.
Within Maryland, the name Garfield is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 45 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno 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 California community of Garfield [Fresno County].
- Kern County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Garfield [Kern County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Garfield is located in Bonner County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Garfield.
- Jefferson County
- This Garfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km] to the west northwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Garfield.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Marion 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 Indiana community of Garfield [Marion County].
- Montgomery County
- This Garfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Garfield.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barton 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 Kansas community of Garfield [Barton County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Garfield [Crawford County].
- Pawnee County
- This Garfield is located in Pawnee County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the west of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Garfield.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Saginaw County
- This Garfield is located in Saginaw County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Garfield.
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Garfield [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Garfield is located in Jackson County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the west of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Garfield.
- Mahoning County
- This Garfield is located in Mahoning County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the west northwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Garfield.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Garfield is located in Allegheny County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Garfield.
- Berks County
- This Garfield is located in Berks County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Garfield.
- Warren 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 Pennsylvania community of Garfield [Warren County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Garfield lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- DeWitt County
- This Garfield is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Garfield.
- Galveston 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 Garfield [Galveston County].
- Travis County
- This Garfield is located in Travis County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km] to the west southwest of the Garfield that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Garfield.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garfield ...
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.
- Altogether
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altogether have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
- Altogether is located in Frederick County
- Bagtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Browns Store ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Browns Store is located in Washington County
- Cavetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Crest Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
- Crest Valley is located in Washington County
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Frederick County
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Foxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Greenvale Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Harp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Havenwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havenwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
- Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holiday Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
- Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
- Jugtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Leisure Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Mountain
- Leisure Mountain is located in Frederick County
- Lost Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Meeting House Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting House Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Overlook
- Meeting House Overlook is located in Frederick County
- Middlepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Middlepoint is located in Frederick County
- Pleasant Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Pondsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Poplar Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
- Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
- Sunday
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Wolfsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Woodland Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way
- Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
- Holiday Farms
How Far From Garfield 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 Garfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garfield and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Garfield to Frederick, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6040, Longitude: -77.5219 In this case, the coordinates for Garfield 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 Garfield 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 Garfield, 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 Garfield 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 308.132 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.824 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.648 degrees. |