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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 Garber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garber 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 Garber:
    • 36.436966, -97.582584
    • 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 Garber
  • 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
    • Since Garber is near Noble County and also Kay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kay 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 Garber

Communities Also Named Garber ...

We found five communities that are also named Garber.

Within Oklahoma, the name Garber is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Garber is located in Johnson County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garber that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Garber.
    • Illinois
      • Ford County
      • This Garber is located in Ford County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garber that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Garber.
    • Iowa
      • Clayton County
      • This Garber is located in Clayton County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garber that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Garber.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Garber is located in Taney County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east of the Garber that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Garber.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Garber is located in Washington County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east of the Garber that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Garber.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garber ...

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.

How Far From Garber 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 city such as Garber to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garber and extending to:

  • Enid, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Garber to Enid, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south (S). 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 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Garber) 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 Garber 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 Garber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4370, Longitude: -97.5826    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.884 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.049 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.567 degrees.