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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 Glo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glo 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 Glo:
- 37.447877, -82.809327
- 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 Glo
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Glo is near Knott County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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 Glo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glo ...
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.
- Betty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Betty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty
- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Eastern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Handshoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Handshoe is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handshoe
- Hueysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Larkslane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkslane is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkslane
- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Midas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Mousie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Porter Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Porter Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Rock Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Fork is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fork
How Far From Glo 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 Glo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glo and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Glo to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Glo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Glo 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 Glo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4479, Longitude: -82.8093 In this case, the coordinates for Glo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.385 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.647 degrees. |
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