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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 Glenn Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenn Valley 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 Glenn Valley:
- 34.793144, -87.002786
- 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 Glenn Valley
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Glenn Valley is near Lauderdale County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Glenn Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenn Valley ...
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.
- Bonnie Doone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
- Cloverleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cross Key
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Key is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
- Farmview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmview is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Holland Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holland Place is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
- Indian Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
- Jones Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Mayflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayflower is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Persimmon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Piney Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tanner Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Glenn Valley 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 Glenn Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glenn Valley and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Glenn Valley to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenn Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glenn Valley 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 Glenn Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7931, Longitude: -87.0028 In this case, the coordinates for Glenn Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.688 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.10 degrees. |
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