Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glovers Millpond:
  • 33.138482, -82.582630
  • 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 Glovers Millpond

• 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 Glascock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glascock County
  • Since Glovers Millpond is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Glovers Millpond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glovers Millpond ...

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.

• Chalker ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chalker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
• David ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • David is located in Glascock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
• Downs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Glascock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Halls Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
• Harts
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Harts is located in Glascock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
• Magnolia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mitchell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell is located in Glascock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <1>
• Rose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rose is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
• Sparks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sparks is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glovers Millpond and extending to:

• Gibson, which is the Seat of Glascock County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Glovers Millpond to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'