Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Garver:
  • 36.401174, -89.817863
  • 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 New Garver

• 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
  • Since New Garver is near Pemiscot County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 New Garver

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Garver ...

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.

• Bragg City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Forest Spur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
• Homestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Lone Star
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Netherlands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Page
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Page is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Peach Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Portageville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <1>
• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Swift
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swift is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Terry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Garver and extending to:

• New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Garver to New Madrid, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'