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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Glen Acres:
- 30.711856, -88.247227
- 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 Glen 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Glen Acres is near Jackson County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Glen Acres
Communities Also Named Glen Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Glen Acres.
Within Alabama, the name Glen Acres is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Glen Acres is located in Scotland County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Acres that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Glen Acres.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Glen Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Acres that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Glen Acres.
- Washington
- King County
- This Glen Acres is located in King County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glen Acres that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Glen Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Edgefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Park Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Park Forest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Run is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Regency
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Regency is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Scenic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Seven Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timbers is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
How Far From Glen Acres 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 Glen Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Acres and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Acres to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Glen Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Glen Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7119, Longitude: -88.2472 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.316 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.40 degrees. |
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