Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Garretts Bend

• 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 Garretts Bend:
  • 38.303878, -81.915051
  • 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 Garretts Bend

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Garretts Bend is near Kanawha County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Garretts Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garretts Bend ...

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.

• Amandaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
• East ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
• Forks of Coal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forks of Coal is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Coal
• Lone Oak Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak Park is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Park
• River Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • River Bend is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Strawberry Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
• Sun Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sweetland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sweetland
  • From Garretts Bend to Sweetland
• Tornado
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
• Virginia Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

How Far From Garretts Bend 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 Garretts Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garretts Bend and extending to:

• Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Garretts Bend to Hamlin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'