Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garland
- 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 Garland:
- 32.912699, -96.637760
- 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 Garland
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Garland is near Collin County and also Rockwall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Collin County
- eBird sighting report for Rockwall 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 Garland ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Garland.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Garland.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Garland.
- Lumpkin County
- This Garland is located in Lumpkin County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Garland.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Garland lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the north of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Garland is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Garland.
- Harford County
- This Garland is located in Harford County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km] to the east northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Garland.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Garland lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Campbell 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 Tennessee community of Garland [Campbell County].
- Knox County
- This Garland is located in Knox County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Garland.
- Tipton County
- This Garland is located in Tipton County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Garland.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Barbour 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 West Virginia community of Garland [Barbour County].
- McDowell County
- This Garland is located in McDowell County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garland that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Garland.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garland ...
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.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Glen Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Liberty Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Dallas County
- Mesquite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
- Mesquite is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <5>
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>
- Rockwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
- Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <5>
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - University Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <5>
How Far From Garland 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 city such as Garland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garland and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garland to Dallas, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,705 miles [12,400 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garland: www.ci.garland.tx.us/
The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9127, Longitude: -96.6378 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Garland 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 Garland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Garland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.851 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.398 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.573 degrees. |