Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glades Cross-Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glades Cross-Roads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glades Cross-Roads

• 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 Glades Cross-Roads:
  • 33.465963, -83.315996
  • 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 Glades Cross-Roads

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Glades Cross-Roads is near Morgan County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Glades Cross-Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glades Cross-Roads ...

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.

• Bethany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Comfort ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Comfort is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
• Flat Rock ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hunts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunts is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
• Imperial
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Imperial is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mosquito Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mosquito Crossing is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Crossing
• Parks Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parks Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Ferry
• Parks Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parks Mill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sugar Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Swords
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Swords is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords

How Far From Glades Cross-Roads 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 Glades Cross-Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glades Cross-Roads and extending to:

• Eatonton, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glades Cross-Roads to Eatonton, 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'