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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 Glenford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenford and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glenford:
    • 33.258201, -83.033205
    • 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 Glenford
  • 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Since Glenford is near Putnam County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Glenford

Communities Also Named Glenford ...

We found three communities that are also named Glenford.

Within Georgia, the name Glenford is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Glenford is located in Ulster County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Glenford that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Glenford.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This Glenford is located in Perry County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north of the Glenford that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Glenford.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Glenford is located in Washington County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glenford that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Glenford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenford ...

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.

  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Eureka ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Friendship
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Gum Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Harpertown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harpertown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Littles Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Littles Ferry is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Ferry
  • Martins Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Rockville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Sandtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Sandy Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Run is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
  • Shoulderbone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoulderbone is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderbone
  • Sunshine ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

How Far From Glenford 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 Glenford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Glenford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenford and extending to:

  • Sparta, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Glenford to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glenford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Glenford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Glenford 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 Glenford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2582, Longitude: -83.0332       In this case, the coordinates for Glenford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.679 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.885 degrees.