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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 Glenn Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenn Hills 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 Glenn Hills:
- 33.428472, -82.060396
- 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 Glenn Hills
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Glenn Hills is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Glenn Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenn Hills ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Christa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christa is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
- Colony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Edenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edenwood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
- Fairvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Golden Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Gordon Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Lumpkin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowlark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rain Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Sand Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Spanish Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Woodlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Glenn Hills 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 Glenn Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glenn Hills and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Glenn Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenn Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Glenn Hills 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 Glenn Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4285, Longitude: -82.0604 In this case, the coordinates for Glenn Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.895 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.474 degrees. |
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