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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garden City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden City and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 City:
    • 38.900112, -77.135257
    • 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 City
  • 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 City ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Garden City.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Garden City.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Hampton City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garden City [Hampton City].
    • Roanoke City
      • This Garden City is located in Roanoke City and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Garden City.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Garden City is located in Cullman County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Garden City.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Garden City is located in Weld County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Garden City.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Garden City [New Haven County].
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Garden City is located in Duval County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Garden City.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Garden City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the south southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Garden City.
      • Okaloosa County
      • This Garden City is located in Okaloosa County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Garden City.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Garden City is located in Chatham County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Garden City.
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • This Garden City is located in Ada County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Garden City.
      • Custer 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 Idaho community of Garden City [Custer County].
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Garden City is located in Bartholomew County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the west of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Garden City.
      • Saint Joseph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Garden City [Saint Joseph County].
    • Iowa
      • Hardin County
      • This Garden City is located in Hardin County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Garden City.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • This Garden City is located in Finney County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the west of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Garden City.
      • Harvey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Garden City [Harvey County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Garden City is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Garden City.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Garden City [Berrien County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Garden City is located in Wayne County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Garden City.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Garden City is located in Blue Earth County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Garden City.
    • Mississippi
      • Franklin County
      • This Garden City is located in Franklin County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Garden City.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Garden City is located in Cass County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<2> to the west of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Garden City.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Garden City is located in Gloucester County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Garden City.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Garden City is located in Nassau County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Garden City.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Garden City [Queens County].
    • North Carolina
      • McDowell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Garden City [McDowell County].
    • Ohio
      • Scioto County
      • This Garden City is located in Scioto County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the west of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Garden City.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • This Garden City is located in Tulsa County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the west of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Garden City.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Garden City is located in Allegheny County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Garden City.
      • Delaware County
      • This Garden City is located in Delaware County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northeast of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Garden City.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Garden City is located in Providence County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Garden City.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Garden City is located in Horry County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Garden City.
    • South Dakota
      • Clark County
      • This Garden City is located in Clark County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Garden City.
    • Texas
      • Glasscock County
      • This Garden City is located in Glasscock County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glasscock County community of Garden City.
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Garden City [Harris County].
    • Utah
      • Rich County
      • This Garden City is located in Rich County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Garden City.
      • Salt Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Garden City [Salt Lake County].
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Garden City that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Garden City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden City ...

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.

  • Cherrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
  • Falls Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
  • Halls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Kent Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
  • Lacey Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
  • Lee Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lyon Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
    • Lyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
    • Seven Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County

How Far From Garden City 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 community such as Garden City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden City and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Garden City to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east (E).
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Arlington County: www.co.arlington.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Garden City 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Garden City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9001, Longitude: -77.1353       In this case, the coordinates for Garden City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Garden City, 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 Garden City 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 307.947 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.505 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.755 degrees.




 

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