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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 Glen Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Court 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 Glen Court:
- 39.144552, -76.812195
- 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 Court
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Glen Court is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Court
Communities Also Named Glen Court ...
We found one communities that are also named Glen Court.
Within Maryland, the name Glen Court is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Glen Court in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Henry County
- This Glen Court is located in Henry County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glen Court that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Glen Court.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Court ...
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.
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mission Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- River Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Glen Court 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 Glen Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Court and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Court to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Glen Court 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 Glen Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1446, Longitude: -76.8122 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees. |
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