Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glencoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glencoe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glencoe
- 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 Glencoe:
- 31.135784, -81.724275
- 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 Glencoe
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Glencoe is near Glynn County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glynn County
- eBird sighting report for Brantley 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 Glencoe ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Glencoe.
Within Georgia, the name Glencoe is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 31 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Glencoe is located in Etowah County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Glencoe.
- Jefferson County
- This Glencoe is located in Jefferson County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glencoe.
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Glencoe is located in Baltimore County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Glencoe.
- Kent County
- This Glencoe is located in Kent County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the north northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Glencoe.
- Michigan
- Bay 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 Michigan community of Glencoe [Bay County].
- Huron County
- This Glencoe is located in Huron County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the north of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Glencoe.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Glencoe is located in Alamance County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Glencoe.
- Pender 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 North Carolina community of Glencoe [Pender County].
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Glencoe is located in Belmont County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Glencoe.
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Glencoe [Hamilton County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Glencoe lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the north of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Glencoe lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glencoe ...
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.
- Blunt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Deerwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fancy Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Happy Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Happy Landing is located in Brantley County
- Hickory Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Hogan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Red Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Refuge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Salter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Spring Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
- Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
- Union ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Glencoe 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 Glencoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glencoe and extending to:
- Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Glencoe to Woodbine, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glencoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glencoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glencoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1358, Longitude: -81.7243 In this case, the coordinates for Glencoe 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Glencoe 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 Glencoe, 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 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 Glencoe 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 310.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.434 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.934 degrees. |