Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glenn Brook:
  • 35.317895, -82.478731
  • 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 Glenn Brook

• 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Since Glenn Brook is near Transylvania County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Glenn Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenn Brook ...

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.

• Bent Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
• Crooked Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Echo Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
• English Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • English Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Holly Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Hunter Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
• Indian Cave Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
• Indian Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Laurel Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <1>
• Mountain Lake Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Overlook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Pebble Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Plantation Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Rosebud
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Sky Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
  • Stone Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
  • Terrace Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
  • Timbercreek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
  • Tree Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
  • Twin Brooks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
  • Valley Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Glenn Brook 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 Glenn Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Glenn Brook to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'