Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glennwood Acres:
  • 36.098193, -80.100043
  • 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 Glennwood Acres

• 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 Glennwood Acres is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Glennwood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glennwood Acres ...

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.

• Benefit ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• Bonanza Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
• Cityview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
• Four Seasons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Fox Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greystone Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
• High Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
• Horneytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Smokerise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
  • Sun Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
  • Timber Trails
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
  • Union Cross
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Cross is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Willowbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From Glennwood Acres 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 Glennwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glennwood Acres and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the West.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Glennwood Acres 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 255 miles [410.4 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 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'