Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Dean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Dean and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Dean
- 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 Dean:
- 37.653472, -86.541800
- 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 Glen Dean
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Glen Dean is near Grayson County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Dean ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
- Falling Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
- Falls-of-Rough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
- Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <2>
- Fordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Fordsville is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fordsville
- From Glen Dean to Fordsville
- Hickory Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hickory Corner is located in Grayson County
- Horn Back Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Horn Back Mill
- From Glen Dean to Horn Back Mill
- Indian Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Indian Valley
- From Glen Dean to Indian Valley
- Kingswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rockvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Short Creek
- From Glen Dean to Short Creek
- Tar Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tar Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tar Fork
- From Glen Dean to Tar Fork
How Far From Glen Dean to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Dean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Glen Dean and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Dean to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Dean. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Dean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Dean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6535, Longitude: -86.5418 |
| <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 Glen Dean to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.693 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.883 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.214 degrees. |