Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glendale Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glendale Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glendale Acres
- 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 Glendale Acres:
- 32.603743, -86.046908
- 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 Glendale Acres
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Glendale Acres is near Tallapoosa County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Glendale Acres ...
We found four communities that share the name Glendale Acres.
Within Alabama, the name Glendale Acres is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Glendale Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glendale Acres that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Glendale Acres.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Glendale Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glendale Acres that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Glendale Acres.
- Florence County
- This Glendale Acres is located in Florence County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east northeast of the Glendale Acres that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Glendale Acres.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Glendale Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glendale Acres that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Glendale Acres.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glendale Acres ...
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.
- Butts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Mill
- Butts Mill is located in Elmore County
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Cotton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Eclectic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
- Eclectic is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <3>
- Falkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Floyd
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Elmore County
- Good Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hidden Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Forest is located in Elmore County
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Elmore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Glendale Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glendale Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glendale Acres and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glendale Acres to Wetumpka, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glendale Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glendale Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glendale Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6037, Longitude: -86.0469 In this case, the coordinates for Glendale Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Glendale Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.574 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.193 degrees. |