Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen
- 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:
- 34.858552, -88.419948
- 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 Glen
- 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 Alcorn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alcorn County
- Since Glen is near Tishomingo County and also Prentiss County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
- eBird sighting report for Prentiss 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 Glen ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Glen.
Within Mississippi, the name Glen is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Butler 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 Kansas community of Glen [Butler County].
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Glen.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This Glen is located in Carroll County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Glen that is located in Alcorn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Glen.
- Coos County
- This Glen is located in Coos County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km] to the northeast of the Glen that is located in Alcorn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Glen.
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Glen.
- DeBaca County
- This community is historic and although located in DeBaca County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Glen.
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Glen that is located in Alcorn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen.
- Saratoga 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 New York community of Glen [Saratoga County].
- Warren County
- This Glen is located in Warren County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the northeast of the Glen that is located in Alcorn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Glen.
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Glen lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Glen that is located in Alcorn County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Glen lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Glen that is located in Alcorn County.
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen ...
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.
- Altitude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Biggersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Tishomingo County
- Gift
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - High Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Tishomingo County
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Short
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Synagogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Thrasher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Glen 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 town such as Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen and extending to:
- Corinth, which is the Seat of Alcorn County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glen to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8586, Longitude: -88.4199 In this case, the coordinates for Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 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 314.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.71 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.681 degrees. |