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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Garner:
- 39.965857, -92.976590
- 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 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 Linn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Since Garner is near Sullivan County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Garner
Communities Also Named Garner ...
We found nine communities that are also named Garner.
Within Missouri, the name Garner is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Garner [Colbert County].
- Alaska
- This Garner lies 2,765 miles [4,449.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Garner is located in White County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the south of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Garner.
- Iowa
- Hancock County
- This Garner is located in Hancock County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the north of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Garner.
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Garner is located in Boyd County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Garner.
- Knott County
- This Garner is located in Knott County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east southeast of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Garner.
- Mississippi
- Yalobusha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Garner [Yalobusha County].
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Garner is located in Wake County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Garner.
- Texas
- Parker County
- This Garner is located in Parker County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Garner that is located in Linn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Garner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grantsville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Mystic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Sticklerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Garner 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 Garner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garner and extending to:
- Linneus, which is the Seat of Linn County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garner to Linneus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Garner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Garner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Garner 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Garner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9659, Longitude: -92.9766 In this case, the coordinates for Garner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.135 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.693 degrees. |
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