Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garrison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garrison
- 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 Garrison:
- 31.823184, -94.491328
- 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 Garrison
- 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Since Garrison is near Rusk County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rusk County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Garrison ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Garrison.
Within Texas, the name Garrison is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Cascade County
- 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 Montana community of Garrison [Cascade County].
- Powell County
- This Garrison is located in Powell County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garrison that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Garrison.
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- 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 New Mexico community of Garrison [Roosevelt County].
- Sandoval County
- This Garrison is located in Sandoval County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garrison that is located in Nacogdoches County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Garrison.
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrison ...
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.
- Bobo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Nacogdoches County
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
- Mount Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
- Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <5>
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
- Redfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Swift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
How Far From Garrison to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Garrison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garrison and extending to:
- Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garrison to Nacogdoches, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,671 miles [12,345.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garrison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Garrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8232, Longitude: -94.4913 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Garrison 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 Garrison, 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 Garrison 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 318.305 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.445 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.762 degrees. |