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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 Glenmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenmont and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glenmont:
    • 42.60669, -73.769463
    • 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 Glenmont
  • 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Since Glenmont is near Rensselaer County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Glenmont

Communities Also Named Glenmont ...

We found six communities that are also named Glenmont.

Within New York, the name Glenmont is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Glenmont is located in Baltimore County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glenmont that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Glenmont.
      • Howard County
      • This Glenmont is located in Howard County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southwest of the Glenmont that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Glenmont.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glenmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southwest of the Glenmont that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glenmont.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Glenmont lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glenmont that is located in Albany County.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This Glenmont is located in Holmes County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glenmont that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Glenmont.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Glenmont is located in Roanoke County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glenmont that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Glenmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenmont ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Best
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Luther
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Scotland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Normansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spawn Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spawn Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spawn Hollow
  • Stony Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stony Hill is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Unionville is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Van Allen Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park

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

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Glenmont to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,196 miles [6,752.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Glenmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glenmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6067, Longitude: -73.7695    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.58 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.417 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.682 degrees.