Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Glen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River Glen
- 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 River Glen:
- 39.963056, -86.044444
- 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 River Glen
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since River Glen is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 River Glen ...
We found three communities that share the name River Glen.
Within Indiana, the name River Glen is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This River Glen is located in Hartford County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Glen that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of River Glen.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of River Glen [Lake County].
- Will County
- This River Glen is located in Will County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the River Glen that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of River Glen.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Glen ...
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.
- Bluestone
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Cedar Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Cedar Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Harvard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Heritage Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- River Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- River Edge is located in Hamilton County
- Round Up
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stevenson Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Mill
- Stevenson Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Timber Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
- Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Trails End
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Trails End is located in Hamilton County
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
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- Weaver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Creek
- Weaver Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Weaver Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Woods
- Weaver Woods is located in Hamilton County
- White Horse Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Rapids
- White Horse Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Winding Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Weaver Creek
How Far From River Glen 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 River Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Glen and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from River Glen to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9631, Longitude: -86.0444 In this case, the coordinates for River Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that River Glen could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 River Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.357 degrees. |