Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Glade Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glade Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glade Valley

• 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 Glade Valley:
  • 36.471798, -81.051470
  • 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 Glade Valley

• 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Since Glade Valley is near Surry County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Glade Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glade Valley ...

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.

• Cherry Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
• Chestnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Edwards Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
• Hare
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hare is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare
• Hooker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• New Home ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Home is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Pine Swamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Swamp is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
• Rich Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rich Hill is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
• Roaring Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <1>
• Saddle Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
• Twin Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Glade Valley 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 Glade Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glade Valley and extending to:

• Sparta, which is the Seat of Alleghany County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Glade Valley to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'