Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glencoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glencoe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glencoe
- 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 Glencoe:
- 33.944857, -85.932027
- 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 Glencoe
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Glencoe is near Calhoun County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Glencoe ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Glencoe.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Glencoe.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 31 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Glencoe is located in Baltimore County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Glencoe.
- Kent County
- This Glencoe is located in Kent County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Glencoe.
- Michigan
- Bay 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 Michigan community of Glencoe [Bay County].
- Huron County
- This Glencoe is located in Huron County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Glencoe.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Glencoe is located in Alamance County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Glencoe.
- Pender 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 North Carolina community of Glencoe [Pender County].
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Glencoe is located in Belmont County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Glencoe.
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Glencoe [Hamilton County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Glencoe lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Glencoe lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Etowah County.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glencoe ...
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.
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Duke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Fowler Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
- Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Gilberts Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
- Gilberts Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Goodyear
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hokes Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <5>
- Hokes Bluff Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
- Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Keysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Millie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peek's Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Rainbow City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
- Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <5>
- Reads Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Mill
- Reads Mill is located in Calhoun County
- Rock Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
- Wisdom Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Pilgrims Rest
How Far From Glencoe 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 city such as Glencoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glencoe and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glencoe to Montgomery, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glencoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glencoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glencoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9449, Longitude: -85.9320 In this case, the coordinates for Glencoe 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Glencoe 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 Glencoe, 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 Glencoe 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 313.178 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.771 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.853 degrees. |