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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 Glenview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glenview:
    • 34.124584, -118.601431
    • 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 Glenview
  • 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
    • Since Glenview is near Ventura County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Ventura 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 Glenview ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Glenview.

There are two communities within California that are also named Glenview.

Beyond California, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Lake County
      • This Glenview is located in Lake County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Glenview.
    • San Diego County
      • This Glenview is located in San Diego County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Glenview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glenview is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the east of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glenview.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Glenview [Pulaski County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Glenview is located in Cook County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Glenview.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Glenview is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km] to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Glenview.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Glenview [Bartholomew County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glenview is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glenview.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glenview is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glenview.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Glenview [Camden County].
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Glenview [Morris County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Glenview lies 3,394 miles [5,462.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Glenview is located in Halifax County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Glenview.
    • Ontario
      • This Glenview lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Glenview [Allegheny County].
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Glenview is located in Coffee County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Glenview.
      • Davidson County
      • This Glenview is located in Davidson County and lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km] to the east northeast of the Glenview that is located in Los Angeles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Glenview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenview ...

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.

  • Century City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century City
    • Century City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Granada Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
    • Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Hidden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Home Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Junction
    • Home Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Malibu Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Beach
    • Malibu Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Malibu Bowl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Bowl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bowl
    • Malibu Bowl is located in Los Angeles County
  • Malibu Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Hills
    • Malibu Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Malibu Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Junction
    • Malibu Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Ocean Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
    • Ocean Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Twin Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Los Angeles County
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Los Angeles County

How Far From Glenview 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 Glenview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenview and extending to:

  • Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenview to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,310 miles [3,717.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,339 miles [13,420.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 from Point A (ie- Glenview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glenview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1246, Longitude: -118.6014    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Glenview could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Glenview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.547 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.522 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.84 degrees.









 

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