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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 Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Oaks 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 Oaks:
    • 39.162330, -76.829695
    • 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 Oaks
  • 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 Oaks 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 Oaks

Communities Also Named Glen Oaks ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Glen Oaks.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Glen Oaks.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Glen Oaks [Montgomery County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in Jefferson County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glen Oaks.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in Lauderdale County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the west southwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Glen Oaks [Yavapai County].
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in San Diego County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<2> to the west of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in Clarke County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Glen Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Glen Oaks.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in Queens County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in Sumner County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Texas
      • San Augustine County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in San Augustine County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Glen Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Glen Oaks that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Glen Oaks.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Glen Oaks [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Oaks ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bridewell ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
  • Cedars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedars is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Chase Eden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chase Eden is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
  • Dasher Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
  • Elkhorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Heritage Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hopewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hopewell is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Howard Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Howard Hills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
  • Magnolia ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Mission Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mission Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • River Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • River Island is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
    • Robinsons Promise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
    • Savage
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stonebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodvalley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

How Far From Glen Oaks 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 Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Oaks and extending to:

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Oaks to Annapolis, 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Glen Oaks 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.
<2>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 Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glen Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Glen Oaks 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 Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1623, Longitude: -76.8297       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.75 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.321 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees.