Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rock Glen:
  • 42.685895, -78.118898
  • 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 Rock Glen

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Rock Glen is near Livingston County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Rock Glen

Communities Also Named Rock Glen ...

We found one communities that are also named Rock Glen.

Within New York, the name Rock Glen is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Rock Glen in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Luzerne County
    • This Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rock Glen that is located in Wyoming County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Rock Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock 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.

• Beehive Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beehive Crossing is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive Crossing
• Halls Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hardys
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
• Hermitage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Martinsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Saltvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
• Silver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Silver Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <2>
• Sucker Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sucker Brook is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook

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

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Glen to Albany, 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 267 miles [429.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'