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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 The Glade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Glade 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 The Glade:
    • 38.736223, -75.099626
    • 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 The Glade
  • 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since The Glade is near Cape May County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 The Glade

Communities Also Named The Glade ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named The Glade.

Within Delaware, the name The Glade is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This The Glade is located in Benton County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the west of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of The Glade.
    • British Columbia
      • This The Glade lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
    • Colorado
      • Douglas 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 Colorado community of The Glade [Douglas County].
    • Iowa
      • Worth County
      • This The Glade is located in Worth County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of The Glade.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • This The Glade is located in Phillips County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of The Glade.
    • Kentucky
      • Marshall County
      • This The Glade is located in Marshall County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of The Glade.
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This The Glade is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of The Glade.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This The Glade is located in Jones County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of The Glade.
    • New Mexico
      • Otero County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Otero County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of The Glade.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This The Glade is located in Jackson County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of The Glade.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This The Glade is located in Somerset County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of The Glade.
      • Warren County
      • This The Glade is located in Warren County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the northwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of The Glade.
    • Tennessee
      • Sevier County
      • This The Glade is located in Sevier County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of The Glade.
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This The Glade is located in Franklin County and lies 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of The Glade.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This The Glade is located in Fayette County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west of the The Glade that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Glade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Glade ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Belltown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Bookhammer Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
  • Carpenters Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
  • Covey Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Covey Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Creek
  • Fisher Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fisher Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Landing
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Indian Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Jimtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jimtown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Marshtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshtown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
  • Pilottown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilottown is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilottown
  • Piney Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Quakers Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quakers Heights is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakers Heights
    • Quakertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quakertown is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Robinson Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
    • Sand Dunes Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sand Dunes Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dunes Village
    • Seabreeze
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
    • Woods Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from The Glade to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- The Glade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 The Glade 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Glade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 The Glade 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 The Glade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7362, Longitude: -75.0996       In this case, the coordinates for The Glade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.769 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.14 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.974 degrees.