Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Glen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Glen
- 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 Forest Glen:
- 31.871848, -83.243488
- 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 Forest 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Forest Glen is near Ben Hill County and also Telfair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ben Hill County
- eBird sighting report for Telfair 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 Forest Glen ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Forest Glen.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Forest Glen.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This Forest Glen is located in Cobb County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Forest Glen.
- Cobb County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Trinity County
- This Forest Glen is located in Trinity County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Forest Glen.
- Connecticut
- Middlesex 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 Connecticut community of Forest Glen [Middlesex County].
- 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 Forest Glen [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Forest Glen.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Forest Glen [Saint Tammany Parish].
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Glen.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Forest Glen is located in Erie County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Forest Glen.
- Ulster County
- This Forest Glen is located in Ulster County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the north northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Forest Glen.
- Nova Scotia
- This Forest Glen lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Forest Glen is located in Monroe County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Forest Glen.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Forest Glen is located in Blount County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Forest Glen.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Forest Glen.
- Virginia
- James City County
- This Forest Glen is located in James City County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Forest Glen.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
- China Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
- China Hill is located in Telfair County
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Turner County
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dodge County
- Kramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Lulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Poplar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Queensland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
- Rebecca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Rebecca is located in Turner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rebecca <5>
- Red Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Rhine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Rhine is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <5>
- Temperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Temperance is located in Telfair County
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Glen and extending to:
- Abbeville, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Glen to Abbeville, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8718, Longitude: -83.2435 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Forest Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.508 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.554 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.30 degrees. |