Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Eden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Eden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Eden
- 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 Glen Eden:
- 41.691161, -85.017187
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Glen Eden
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Glen Eden is near Branch County and also LaGrange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Branch County
- eBird sighting report for LaGrange 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Glen Eden ...
We found five communities that share the name Glen Eden.
Within Indiana, the name Glen Eden is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Glen Eden lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Eden that is located in Steuben County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Eden ...
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.
- Canada Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Crooked Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
- Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Kinderhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinderhook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Branch County (MI)
- Lake James
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake James
- Lake James is located in Steuben County
- Moonlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Nevada Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Page
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Panama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
How Far From Glen Eden 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 Glen Eden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Eden and extending to:
- Angola, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Eden to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Eden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steuben County: www.co.steuben.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 from Point A (ie- Glen Eden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Eden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6912, Longitude: -85.0172 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Eden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Glen Eden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Glen Eden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.721 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.352 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.344 degrees. |