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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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:
    • 42.607221, -103.583765
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Glen.

Within Nebraska, the name Glen is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Glen [Carroll County].
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Glen.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Glen [Fairfield County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Glen [Madison County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Glen [Butler County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Glen.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<3> to the east of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen.
    • Minnesota
      • Aitkin County
      • This Glen is located in Aitkin County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Glen.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Glen is located in Alcorn County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Glen.
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • This Glen is located in Beaverhead County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Glen.
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Glen is located in Carroll County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Glen.
      • Coos County
      • This Glen is located in Coos County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km] to the east northeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Glen.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Glen.
      • DeBaca County
      • This community is historic and although located in DeBaca County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Glen.
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<3> to the east of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glen.
      • Saratoga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Glen [Saratoga County].
      • Warren County
      • This Glen is located in Warren County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km] to the east northeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Glen.
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Glen [Mitchell County].
    • Ontario
      • This Glen lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln 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 Oregon community of Glen [Lincoln County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Glen [Chester County].
    • Quebec
      • This Glen lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Glen is located in Coffee County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Glen.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Glen is located in Clay County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<3> to the east of the Glen that is located in Sioux County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Glen.
    • Wisconsin
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Glen [Adams County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen ...

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.

  • Agate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
    • Agate is located in Sioux County
  • Dakota Junction
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Junction
    • Dakota Junction is located in Dawes County
  • Five Points
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Sioux County
  • Horn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
    • Horn is located in Dawes County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Horn
    • From Glen to Horn
  • Pine Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Dawes County
  • Story
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Sioux County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen and extending to:

  • Harrison, which is the Seat of Sioux County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen to Harrison, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sioux County: www.co.sioux.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 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.
<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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6072, Longitude: -103.5838       In this case, the coordinates for Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.706 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.391 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.823 degrees.









 

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