Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen Nell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Nell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen Nell
- 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 Nell:
- 39.147571, -82.621275
- 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 Nell
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Glen Nell is near Vinton County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Nell ...
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.
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Englishville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englishville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Englishville is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Leo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
- Savageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Savageville is located in Jackson County
- Tom Corwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin
- Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
How Far From Glen Nell 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 Glen Nell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glen Nell and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Glen Nell to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Nell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Nell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Nell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1476, Longitude: -82.6213 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Nell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.253 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.042 degrees. |