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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 Glendora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glendora and the surrounding area.
- 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 Glendora:
- 39.128098, -87.362796
- 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 Glendora
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Glendora is near Greene County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Glendora
Communities Also Named Glendora ...
We found four communities that are also named Glendora.
Within Indiana, the name Glendora is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Glendora is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west of the Glendora that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Glendora.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Glendora is located in Berrien County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glendora that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Glendora.
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Glendora that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Glendora.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Glendora is located in Camden County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east of the Glendora that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Glendora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glendora ...
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.
- Bucktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Curryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curryville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Farmersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hoosier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Massacre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massacre is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
- Scotchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Standard is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Glendora 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 Glendora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glendora and extending to:
- Sullivan, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Glendora to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 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- Glendora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glendora 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 Glendora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1281, Longitude: -87.3628 In this case, the coordinates for Glendora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.724 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.201 degrees. |
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