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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 Glenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenville 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 Glenville:
- 37.612516, -97.347545
- 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 Glenville
- 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 Sedgwick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
- Since Glenville is near Butler County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Glenville
Communities Also Named Glenville ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Glenville.
Within Kansas, the name Glenville is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This Glenville is located in Russell County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Glenville.
- Arkansas
- Nevada County
- This Glenville is located in Nevada County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Glenville.
- California
- Kern 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 California community of Glenville [Kern County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Glenville is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Glenville.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Glenville is located in New Castle County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Glenville.
- Kentucky
- McLean County
- This Glenville is located in McLean County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Glenville.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Glenville is located in Harford County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Glenville.
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- This Glenville is located in Freeborn County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Glenville.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Glenville is located in Panola County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Glenville.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Glenville is located in Livingston County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Glenville.
- Saratoga 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 New York community of Glenville [Saratoga County].
- Schenectady County
- This Glenville is located in Schenectady County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km] to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Glenville.
- Westchester County
- This Glenville is located in Westchester County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Glenville.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This Glenville is located in Jackson County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Glenville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Glenville lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Glenville [Crawford County].
- Cuyahoga County
- This Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Glenville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Glenville.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Glenville is located in York County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Glenville.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Glenville is located in Gilmer County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the east of the Glenville that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Glenville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenville ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Cessna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cessna is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
- Cow Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Oatville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sand Burr Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Burr Hill is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Burr Hill
- Sunset Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Park is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Glenville 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 Glenville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenville and extending to:
- Wichita, which is the Seat of Sedgwick County, lies just to the North.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Glenville to Topeka, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Glenville 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> | 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 Glenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glenville 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 Glenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6125, Longitude: -97.3475 In this case, the coordinates for Glenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.829 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.13 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.281 degrees. |
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