Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garden Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garden Acres
- 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 Garden Acres:
- 32.594580, -97.302515
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Garden Acres
- 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 Tarrant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Since Garden Acres is near Johnson County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Ellis 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Garden Acres ...
We found eight communities that share the name Garden Acres.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Garden Acres.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Brazoria County
- This Garden Acres is located in Brazoria County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Garden Acres.
- Brazoria County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Garden Acres.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Garden Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Garden Acres.
- Georgia
- Liberty County
- This Garden Acres is located in Liberty County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Garden Acres.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Garden Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Garden Acres.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Garden Acres is located in Clark County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Garden Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Garden Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Garden Acres.
- Weber County
- This Garden Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Garden Acres.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Acres ...
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.
- Cross Timber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Edgecliff Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Happy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Happy Hill is located in Johnson County
- Joshua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Joshua is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <3>
- Marystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pleasant Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
- Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Sublett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Valley Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Valley Ridge is located in Tarrant County
- Wooded Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
- Wooded Hills is located in Johnson County
How Far From Garden Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden Acres and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Garden Acres to Fort Worth, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5946, Longitude: -97.3025 In this case, the coordinates for Garden Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.834 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.907 degrees. |