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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 Garards Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garards Fort 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 Garards Fort:
- 39.815911, -80.026449
- 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 Garards Fort
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Garards Fort is near Fayette County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Garards Fort
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garards Fort ...
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.
- Bobtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bobtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Cats Run Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
- Ceylon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Glassworks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glassworks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
- Grays Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Little Chicago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chicago is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Live Easy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Live Easy is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Easy
- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paisley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Willow Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Garards Fort 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 Garards Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Garards Fort and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garards Fort to Waynesburg, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garards Fort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Garards Fort 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 Garards Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8159, Longitude: -80.0264 In this case, the coordinates for Garards Fort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.635 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.664 degrees. |
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