Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garrett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garrett
- 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 Garrett:
- 46.052080, -118.402747
- 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 Garrett
- 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 Walla Walla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
- Since Garrett is near Umatilla County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Umatilla County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Garrett ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Garrett.
Within Washington, the name Garrett is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Garrett is located in Floyd County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km]<1> to the east of the Garrett that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Garrett.
- Meade County
- This Garrett is located in Meade County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km] to the east of the Garrett that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Garrett.
- Woodford 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 Garrett [Woodford County].
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Garrett is located in Ellis County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garrett that is located in Walla Walla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Garrett.
- Lamar 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 Texas community of Garrett [Lamar County].
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrett ...
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.
- College Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
- College Place is located in Walla Walla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <4>
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dixie Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Milton - Freewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
- Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <4>
- Prunedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Valley Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
How Far From Garrett 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 Garrett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garrett and extending to:
- Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Garrett to Olympia, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garrett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walla Walla County: www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garrett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0521, Longitude: -118.4027 In this case, the coordinates for Garrett 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 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 Garrett 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 Garrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Garrett 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 337.557 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.486 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.335 degrees. |