Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glass and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glass
- 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 Glass:
- 39.666765, -77.291374
- 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 Glass
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Glass is near Carroll County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Glass ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Glass.
Within Maryland, the name Glass is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Manitoba
- This Glass lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Glass that is located in Frederick County.
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Glass is located in Cabarrus County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glass that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Glass.
- Wilkes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Glass [Wilkes County].
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Glass [Bastrop County].
- Somervell County
- This Glass is located in Somervell County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glass that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somervell County community of Glass.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glass ...
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.
- Blackberry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
- Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Bullock
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Crabster ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Detour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Distant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Distant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
- Distant View is located in Frederick County
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fourpoints
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourpoints have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
- Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
- Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Longs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Longs Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Mountain View
- Longs Mountain View is located in Carroll County
- Longville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mairs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mairs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mairs Mill
- Mairs Mill is located in Carroll County
- Ridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Carroll County
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ridge <4>
- Shanks Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
- Shanks Mill is located in Adams County (PA)
- Silo Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Thornbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
- Thornbrook is located in Frederick County
- Mairs Mill
How Far From Glass 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 Glass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glass and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glass to Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glass. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glass) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6668, Longitude: -77.2914 In this case, the coordinates for Glass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Glass 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glass 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 307.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.672 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees. |