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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Forest 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 Forest:
- 33.184283, -86.824433
- 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 Forest
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Glen Forest is near Bibb County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Glen Forest ...
We found six communities that are also named Glen Forest.
Within Alabama, the name Glen Forest is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Glen Forest is located in Durham County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Forest that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Glen Forest.
- Wake County
- This Glen Forest is located in Wake County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast of the Glen Forest that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Glen Forest.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Glen Forest is located in Harris County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glen Forest that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Glen Forest.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glen Forest that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Glen Forest.
- Roanoke County
- This Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast of the Glen Forest that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Glen Forest.
- Suffolk City
- This Glen Forest is located in Suffolk City and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east northeast of the Glen Forest that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Glen Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Forest ...
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.
- Alabaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliotsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Hardy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kingwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Meadow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Green is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Mission Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Navajo Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
- Navajo Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
- Stems
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stems is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stems
- Willow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Glen Forest 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 Glen Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Forest and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Forest to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Forest) 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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1843, Longitude: -86.8244 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.376 degrees. |
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