Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Park
- 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 Park:
- 44.001515, -75.954755
- 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 Park
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Glen Park is near Lewis County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Park ...
We found ten communities that share the name Glen Park.
Within New York, the name Glen Park is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Glen Park [Jefferson County].
- Saint Louis County
- Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Glen Park.
- New Brunswick
- This Glen Park lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Park ...
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.
- Calcium
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
- Calcium is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <4>
- Dutch Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
- Dutch Settlement is located in Jefferson County
- Evans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mills
- Evans Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans Mills <4>
- Felts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
- Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <4>
- Fields Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Settlement
- Fields Settlement is located in Jefferson County
- Green Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
- Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
- Honeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <4>
- Paddy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddy Hill
- Paddy Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Perch River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perch River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
- Perch River is located in Jefferson County
- Pillar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
- Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
- Rodman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <4>
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Glen Park 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 village such as Glen Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Park and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Park to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 from Point A (ie- Glen Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0015, Longitude: -75.9548 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Park 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Park 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 306.769 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.982 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.063 degrees. |