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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 Glencoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glencoe 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 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
  • 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
      • Fulton County
      • This Glencoe is located in Fulton County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Glencoe.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Glencoe is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Glencoe.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson 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 Glencoe [Jefferson County].
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Glencoe is located in Volusia County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Glencoe.
    • Idaho
      • Bear Lake County
      • This Glencoe is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Glencoe.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Glencoe is located in Cook County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Glencoe.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Glencoe [Butler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Gallatin County
      • This Glencoe is located in Gallatin County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Glencoe.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Glencoe.
    • 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
      • McLeod County
      • This Glencoe is located in McLeod County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Glencoe.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Glencoe is located in Saint Louis County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Glencoe.
    • Nebraska
      • Dodge County
      • 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 Nebraska community of Glencoe [Dodge County].
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • 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 Nevada community of Glencoe [White Pine County].
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This Glencoe is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Glencoe.
    • 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
      • Emmons 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 Dakota community of Glencoe [Emmons County].
    • 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
      • Payne County
      • This Glencoe is located in Payne County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of Glencoe.
    • Ontario
      • This Glencoe lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the north of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Glencoe is located in Washington County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Glencoe.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Glencoe is located in Somerset County and lies 621 miles [999.4 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 Somerset County community of Glencoe.
    • 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
      • Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Glencoe [Fayette County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Glencoe is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glencoe that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Glencoe.
    • Wyoming
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Glencoe.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
    • Blunt is located in Glynn County
  • Deerwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
    • Hogan is located in Camden County
  • Hopewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Camden County
  • Red Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Red Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Refuge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Refuge is located in Camden County
  • Salter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Salter is located in Brantley County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Glynn County

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>

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' (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- 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 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 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.









 

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