Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glynco:
  • 31.222511, -81.510149
  • 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 Glynco

• 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
  • Since Glynco is near Camden County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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 Glynco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glynco ...

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.

• Clover Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Cypress Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Mills is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mills
• Dock Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
• Gordon Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Groveside Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
• High Hill Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
• Island View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Island View is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Magnolia Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia Park is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
• Oak Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
• Parade Rest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
• Pine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Pyles Marsh
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh

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

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

• Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Glynco to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'