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We found six communities that are also named Garden.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Garden is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Pickens County
This Garden is located in Pickens County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garden that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Garden.
Michigan
Delta County
This Garden is located in Delta County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garden that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Garden.
Ohio
Athens County
This Garden is located in Athens County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west of the Garden that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Garden.
Lucas County
This Garden is located in Lucas County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the west northwest of the Garden that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Garden.
Utah
Rich County
This Garden is located in Rich County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Garden.
Virginia
Russell County
This Garden is located in Russell County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garden that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Garden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden ...
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.
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 Garden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garden to West Chester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Garden 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 Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0668, Longitude: -75.4485 In this case, the coordinates for Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.862 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.455 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.568 degrees.