Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Garrison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garrison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garrison
- 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 Garrison:
- 37.996218, -81.506778
- 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 Garrison
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Garrison is near Raleigh County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Garrison ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Garrison.
Within West Virginia, the name Garrison is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Cascade 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 Montana community of Garrison [Cascade County].
- Powell County
- This Garrison is located in Powell County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garrison that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Garrison.
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt 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 New Mexico community of Garrison [Roosevelt County].
- Sandoval County
- This Garrison is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the west of the Garrison that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Garrison.
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrison ...
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.
- Acme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Dorothy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Elk Run Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Janie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Keith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Leevale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Packsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Red Warrior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Warrior
- Red Warrior is located in Kanawha County
- United
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Garrison to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garrison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garrison and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garrison to Madison, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garrison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9962, Longitude: -81.5068 In this case, the coordinates for Garrison 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 Garrison 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 Garrison, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Garrison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.381 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.923 degrees. |