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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Garner:
- 35.711289, -78.614124
- 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 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 Wake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- Since Garner is near Johnston County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Garner ...
We found nine communities that share the name Garner.
Within North Carolina, the name Garner is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Garner lies 3,445 miles [5,544.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Garner that is located in Wake County.
- Arkansas
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Garner is located in Boyd County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Garner that is located in Wake 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 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west northwest of the Garner that is located in Wake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Garner.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Texas
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.
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Wake County
- Echo Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Heights
- Echo Heights is located in Wake County
- Emerald Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Forest Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Forest Landing is located in Wake County
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Wake County
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heather Hills is located in Wake County
- Heatheridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatheridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
- Heatheridge is located in Wake County
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Wake County
- Malibu Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
- Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
- Maplewood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Forest
- Maplewood Forest is located in Wake County
- Rangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Wake County
- Tiffany Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
- Tiffany Woods is located in Wake County
- Van Story Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Story Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
- Van Story Hills is located in Wake County
How Far From Garner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town 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:
- Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Garner to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garner: www.ci.garner.nc.us/
The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7113, Longitude: -78.6141 In this case, the coordinates for Garner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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> | 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 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 308.939 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.487 degrees. |