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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 Glen Eden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Eden and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Glen Eden

Communities Also Named Glen Eden ...

We found five communities that are also named Glen Eden.

Within Indiana, the name Glen Eden is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located 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
      • Routt County
      • This Glen Eden is located in Routt County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Eden that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Glen Eden.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Glen Eden is located in Wake County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Glen Eden that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Glen Eden.
    • 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
      • Butler County
      • This Glen Eden is located in Butler County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Eden that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Glen Eden.
    • Texas
      • Grayson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Glen Eden [Grayson County].

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)
    • Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
  • Crooked Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
  • Flint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Indian Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Kinderhook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kinderhook is located in Branch County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Lake James
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake James is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake James
  • Moonlight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moonlight is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
  • Nevada Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
  • Page
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Page is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Panama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Panama is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Pleasant Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake

How Far From Glen Eden 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Glen Eden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.
<4>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.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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.721 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.352 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.344 degrees.