Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glen Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Springs

• 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 Springs:
  • 38.510910, -83.485189
  • 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 Glen Springs

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Glen Springs is near Fleming County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Glen Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Springs ...

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.

• Charters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Charters is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
• Cottageville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottageville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Foxport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxport is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
• Pea Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Petersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Petersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Pleasureville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
• Poplar Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
• Queens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Queens is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
• Upper Indian Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Upper Indian Creek is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek

How Far From Glen Springs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glen Springs and extending to:

• Vanceburg, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Springs to Vanceburg, with an average speed<2> 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'