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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 Allen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Allen 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 Allen:
- 33.914940, -87.741463
- 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 Allen
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Glen Allen is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Allen
Communities Also Named Glen Allen ...
We found one communities that are also named Glen Allen.
Within Alabama, the name Glen Allen is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Glen Allen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Glen Allen is located in Henrico County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Allen that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Glen Allen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Allen ...
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.
- Bobo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fowlers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlers Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Crossroads
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gold Mine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Pull Tight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pull Tight is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Tucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Twin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Glen Allen 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 town such as Glen Allen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Allen and extending to:
- Fayette, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Allen to Fayette, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Allen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Allen 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 Allen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9149, Longitude: -87.7415 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.271 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.595 degrees. |
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