Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Cove
- 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 Cove:
- 36.168214, -76.071870
- 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 Cove
- 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
- Since Glen Cove is near Camden County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Cove ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Glen Cove.
Within North Carolina, the name Glen Cove is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Glen Cove [Harford County].
- Montgomery County
- This Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Pasquotank County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen Cove.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Glen Cove is located in Nassau County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Glen Cove that is located in Pasquotank County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Glen Cove.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Glen Cove [Queens County].
- Texas
- Coleman County
- This Glen Cove is located in Coleman County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Cove that is located in Pasquotank County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Glen Cove.
- Galveston County
- This Glen Cove is located in Galveston County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km] to the west southwest of the Glen Cove that is located in Pasquotank County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Glen Cove.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Cove ...
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.
- Alder Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Bob White Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob White Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White Fork
- Bob White Fork is located in Pasquotank County
- Elizabeth City Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Frog Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County
- Goose Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Goose Creek is located in Camden County
- Listers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Corner
- Listers Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Old Trap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Poolville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Glen Cove 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 Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Cove and extending to:
- Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Cove to Elizabeth City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pasquotank County: www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1682, Longitude: -76.0719 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Cove 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. |
| <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 Cove 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 307.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.564 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.353 degrees. |