Not only are they distanced too far in Thanalan and Coerthas but they're also difficult to see. When a sandstorm kicks up in Thanalan especially, at least for me it blinds out all the nodes except logging trees. In several spots in Thanalan you still have to run through crowds of high level aggressive monsters gathered around your node. The stealth abilities don't really help in this case, as to level there you're not high enough level yourself yet to use the stealth ability needed to avoid that range of monster.

I hope these things are adjusted, gathering should be a fun and relaxing hobbyist activity. I'd like to see it made as least frustrating or troublesome as possible.