Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gladys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladys and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gladys
- 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 Gladys:
- 38.144176, -82.758574
- 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 Gladys
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Gladys is near Carter County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Gladys ...
We found eight communities that share the name Gladys.
Within Kentucky, the name Gladys is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- This Gladys is located in Jefferson County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the southwest of the Gladys that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gladys.
- Montague County
- This Gladys is located in Montague County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the west southwest of the Gladys that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Gladys.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladys ...
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.
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cherokee Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Deephole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dennis ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Goldie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Potters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lawrence County
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
How Far From Gladys 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 Gladys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gladys once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladys and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gladys to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gladys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gladys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1442, Longitude: -82.7586 |
| <3> | 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 Gladys 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Gladys to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.351 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.27 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.415 degrees. |