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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 Garnett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garnett 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 Garnett:
- 36.187041, -95.826655
- 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 Garnett
- 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 Tulsa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulsa County
- Since Garnett is near Rogers County and also Wagoner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rogers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wagoner 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 Garnett
Communities Also Named Garnett ...
We found seven communities that are also named Garnett.
Within Oklahoma, the name Garnett is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This Garnett is located in Lincoln County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Garnett that is located in Tulsa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Garnett.
- Colorado
- Costilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Garnett [Costilla County].
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Garnett is located in Anderson County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Garnett that is located in Tulsa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Garnett.
- Kentucky
- Harrison County
- This Garnett is located in Harrison County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garnett that is located in Tulsa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Garnett.
- Louisiana
- Grant Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Garnett [Grant Parish].
- South Carolina
- Hampton County
- This Garnett is located in Hampton County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garnett that is located in Tulsa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Garnett.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garnett [Hanover County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garnett ...
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.
- Broken Arrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Lynn Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Lane is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lane
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Tiger
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tiger is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Valley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
How Far From Garnett 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 Garnett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garnett and extending to:
- Tulsa, which is the Seat of Tulsa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Garnett to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,510 miles [12,086.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garnett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Garnett 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. |
| <3> | 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 Garnett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Garnett 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 Garnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1870, Longitude: -95.8267 In this case, the coordinates for Garnett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.66 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.589 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.764 degrees. |
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