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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 Elyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Elyn and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elyn:
    • 39.543162, -76.508577
    • 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 Elyn
  • 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Glen Elyn is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Glen Elyn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Elyn ...

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.

  • Eagle View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eagle View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
  • Foxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Franklins Chance
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
  • Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Furnace is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfields is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
  • Hunting Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Locust Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Locust Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Manor Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Manor Fields is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Fields
  • Manor Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Manor Glade is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glade
  • Manor Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Glen
  • Manor Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Manor View Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
    • Orchard Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
    • Quiet Inheritance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
    • Sweet Air
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
    • Upper Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads

How Far From Glen Elyn 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 Elyn 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 Elyn and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Elyn to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Elyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Elyn 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 Elyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5432, Longitude: -76.5086       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Elyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.533 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.134 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.237 degrees.