Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Glenwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenwoods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glenwoods

• 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 Glenwoods:
  • 33.527057, -84.398814
  • 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 Glenwoods

• 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Since Glenwoods is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Glenwoods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenwoods ...

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.

• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Camelot is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Dix - Leeson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
• Emerald Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
• Evans Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Frog Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
• Gamma
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamma is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
• Graves Way
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
• Irondale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irondale is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Quail Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Skylane Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Timberlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Willow Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Glenwoods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glenwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Glenwoods to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'