Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gardner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gardner
- 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 Gardner:
- 37.030667, -81.935679
- 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 Gardner
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Gardner is near Tazewell County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Gardner ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Gardner.
Within Virginia, the name Gardner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hardee County
- This Gardner is located in Hardee County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the south of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Gardner.
- Leon County
- This Gardner is located in Leon County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the south southwest of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Gardner.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Jackson 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 Kansas community of Gardner [Jackson County].
- Johnson County
- This Gardner is located in Johnson County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Gardner.
- Kentucky
- Boyd 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 Kentucky community of Gardner [Boyd County].
- Clay County
- This Gardner is located in Clay County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gardner.
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- This Gardner is located in Harrison County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gardner.
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Gardner [Saint Louis County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This Gardner is located in Crawford County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Gardner.
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Morgan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Gardner.
- Noble County
- This community is historic and although located in Noble County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Gardner.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair 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 Pennsylvania community of Gardner [Blair County].
- Centre County
- This Gardner is located in Centre County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Gardner.
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Gardner [Lawrence County].
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Gardner [Lehigh County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Gardner is located in Greenbrier County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Gardner.
- Mercer County
- This Gardner is located in Mercer County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast of the Gardner that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Gardner.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardner ...
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.
- Dye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Flatrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fuller Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
- Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
- Hickory Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
- Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
- Lynn Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
- Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
- Premier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Red Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Swords Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swords Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords Creek
- Swords Creek is located in Russell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swords Creek <5>
How Far From Gardner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gardner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gardner and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gardner to Lebanon, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gardner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Gardner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gardner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0307, Longitude: -81.9357 In this case, the coordinates for Gardner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gardner 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 Gardner, 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 Gardner 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 310.861 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.547 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.404 degrees. |