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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 East Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Glen 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 East Glen:
- 33.654275, -84.244643
- 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 East Glen
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since East Glen is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 East Glen
Communities Also Named East Glen ...
We found one communities that are also named East Glen.
Within Georgia, the name East Glen is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named East Glen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This East Glen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Glen that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of East Glen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Glen ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
- Cherry Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chimney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Creek Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Creek Cove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
- Fay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fay is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Kings Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Lincolndale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
- Moonlight Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
- Raiders Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- River Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Strawberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Wishing Well Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
How Far From East Glen 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 East Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Glen and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from East Glen to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 East Glen 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 East Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6543, Longitude: -84.2446 In this case, the coordinates for East Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.165 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.563 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.254 degrees. |
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