Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Glen High Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen High Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glen High Estates

• 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 High Estates:
  • 36.082081, -80.144212
  • 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 High Estates

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Glen High Estates is near Davidson County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 High Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen High Estates ...

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.

• Cityview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
• Four Seasons
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Fox Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• High Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Skyview Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
• Sun Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Timber Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
• Union Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cross is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
• Union Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
• Willowbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From Glen High Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 High Estates 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 High Estates and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Glen High Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'