Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Ridge
- 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 Ridge:
- 41.501208, -73.065386
- 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 Glen Ridge
- 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 New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since Glen Ridge is near Litchfield County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Glen Ridge ...
We found six communities that share the name Glen Ridge.
Within Connecticut, the name Glen Ridge is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Glen Ridge is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Glen Ridge that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Glen Ridge.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Glen Ridge is located in Douglas County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Ridge that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Glen Ridge.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Glen Ridge [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Glen Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Ridge that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Glen Ridge.
- New Jersey
- Essex 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 Glen Ridge [Essex County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Glen Ridge is located in Washington County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glen Ridge that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Glen Ridge.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Ridge ...
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.
- Burnt Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
- Burnt Hill is located in New Haven County
- Fair Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hopeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Long Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pine Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
- Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
- Straitsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
- Straitsville is located in New Haven County
- Town Plot Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Plot Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Plot Hill
- Town Plot Hill is located in New Haven County
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in New Haven County
How Far From Glen Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Ridge and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Ridge to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,206 miles [6,768.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
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 Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5012, Longitude: -73.0654 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Glen Ridge 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glen Ridge 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 305.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.912 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.889 degrees. |