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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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:
    • 37.114555, -81.997349
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Garden
  • 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Garden is near Buchanan County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Garden

Communities Also Named Garden ...

We found six communities that are also named Garden.

Within Virginia, the name Garden is unique.

Beyond Virginia, 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 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Garden that is located in Russell 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 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garden that is located in Russell 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 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north of the Garden that is located in Russell 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 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north northwest of the Garden that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Garden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Garden is located in Chester County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Garden.
    • Utah
      • Rich County
      • This Garden is located in Rich County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich 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.

  • Council
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Council is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Dye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dye is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Flatrock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Flatrock is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
  • Flatwoods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Flatwoods is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Fork Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fork Ridge is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
  • Fuller Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
  • Hickory Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
  • Lynn Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
  • Marvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marvin is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Mount Heron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
  • Page
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Page is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Shack Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
  • Swords Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Garden 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 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:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garden to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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'.
<2>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: 37.1146, Longitude: -81.9973       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 310.897 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.601 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.405 degrees.