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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 Glade Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glade Town 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 Glade Town:
- 39.485379, -77.334150
- 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 Glade Town
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Glade Town is near Carroll County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Glade Town
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glade Town ...
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.
- Campers Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campers Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campers Hill
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Colony Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Copper Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
- Discovery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Discovery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
- Fountain Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Harmony Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Liberty Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Oaks
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
- Scouts Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scouts Knoll is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scouts Knoll
- Silver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Ten Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Oaks is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Oaks
- Walkersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Glade Town 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 Glade Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glade Town and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Glade Town to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glade Town) 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 Glade Town 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 Glade Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4854, Longitude: -77.3341 In this case, the coordinates for Glade Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.028 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.687 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.613 degrees. |
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