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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 Gardnerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardnerville 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 Gardnerville:
- 41.344539, -74.486825
- 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 Gardnerville
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Gardnerville is near Sussex County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Gardnerville
Communities Also Named Gardnerville ...
We found three communities that are also named Gardnerville.
Within New York, the name Gardnerville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west of the Gardnerville that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Gardnerville.
- Nevada
- Douglas County
- This Gardnerville is located in Douglas County and lies 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gardnerville that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Gardnerville.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Gardnerville is located in Pitt County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gardnerville that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Gardnerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardnerville ...
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.
- Bushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Cedarcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarcrest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Deer Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Edenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Logtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logtown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pine Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snufftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snufftown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Gardnerville 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 Gardnerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gardnerville and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gardnerville to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Gardnerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gardnerville 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 Gardnerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3445, Longitude: -74.4868 In this case, the coordinates for Gardnerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.591 degrees. |
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